====== #664 - Cambridge ======
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/*-20note-*//*-hymn-*/
  *Composer:
    *John Randall (1717-1799), 1790
  *Also known as:
    *How Did My Reart Rejoice To Hear
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  *[[:incipit]]: 133214321342171
  *[[:incipit|Condensed Incipit]]: 13214321342171
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  *++Lyrics:|\\
How did my heart rejoice to hear\\
My friends devoutly say,\\
"In Zion let us all appear,\\
And keep the solemn day!"\\
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I love her gates, I love the road;\\
The church, adorned with grace,\\
Stands like a palace built for God,\\
To show His milder face.\\
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Up to her courts with joys unknown\\
The holy tribes repair;\\
The Son of David holds His throne,\\
And sits in judgment there.\\
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He hears our praises and complaints;\\
And while His awful voice\\
Divides the sinners from the saints,\\
We tremble and rejoice.\\
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Peace be within this sacred place,\\
And joy a constant guest!\\
With holy gifts and heav’nly grace\\
Be her attendants blest!\\
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My soul shall pray for Zion still,\\
While life or breath remains;\\
There my best friends, my kindred dwell,\\
There God my Savior reigns.\\
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    *++Isaac Watts|{{search>"Isaac Watts" @cobs}}++ (1674-1748), 1719

This is a different melody than the more common //Cambridge// written by Ralph Harrison (1748-1810) in 1784.