122 (2)Psalm 122 Version 28 8 6. 8 8 6
OUR special day, O Lord, has come
   That calls us to Thy earthly home,
    Thy glories to proclaim;
With joy the summons we attend,
With willing steps Thy courts ascend,
    And call upon Thy name.
 
2  We see with faith’s enraptured eyes
The Heaven-built towers of Zion rise,
    The works of God survey;
We think of mansions that contain
Angels and saints, a glorious train,
    Shining with cloudless day.
 
3  There from the earth’s remotest end,
All the redeemed of God ascend,
    Their triumph-song to sing;
There, crowned with everlasting joy,
In hymns of praise their tongues employ,
    They hail the immortal King.
 
4  There in Thy house not made with hands
May we amid the heavenly bands
    Thy glorious name adore;
There all Thy works of grace resound
When of this house no trace is found,
    And time shall be no more.
 
James Merrick, 1720-69,
Thomas Cotterill, 1779-1823