Oh what joy, children of our God,
In His house, rejoice before His face,
Recounting wondrous stories of His grace,
Spirits lifted, singing ever endless praise.
In His house, rejoice before His face,
Recounting wondrous stories of His grace,
Spirits lifted, singing ever endless praise.
DOh
what
D7joy,
Gchil
dren of our God, DIn
His
Bmhouse,
re
E7joice
before His
Aface,
Re
Dcount
ing
D7/F#won
drous
Gsto
ries of His grace, Spirits
D/Alift
ed, singing
A7ev
er endless
Dpraise.
Delete Comment
Are you sure you want to delete this comment?
Markham, Ontario, Canada
I enjoy this song, I remember we sang this song many many years ago as follows, which is easier for children to sing :
Oh what joy, we are all at home
All the saints before God’s presence come
To tell the stories of His wondrous grace,
Our spirits soared and to Him our praises raised
United States
This is an improved round-trip translation of the famous " WE’LL UNDERSTAND IT BETTER BY AND BY" by Charles Albert Tindley (1851-1933):
(Refrain)
By and by, when the morning comes,
When the saints of God are gathered home,
We’ll tell the story how we’ve overcome,
For we’ll understand it better by and by.
Often when adopting and adapting a hymn from Christianity, the Chinese translator made significant improvement over the original lyrics. In this hymn the famous notion of "by and by" is replaced by the immediate present enjoyment of God's grace at the house of God, which is not the heavenly mansion in the by and by, but rather, the church as Body of Christ in this age, right now.
United States
This song is beautiful. I know God's children love God. Praise the Lord. God loves and welcomes His children home. It's peaceful to meet God, to have our face shining brightly. The Spirit is so powerful. Keep singing; never stop. Let God's children be happy and so peaceful.