Our hearts would wish it long to stay;

The phrase "Our hearts would wish it long to stay;" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Our hearts would wish it long to stay;”· 2 hymns found
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The glad­ness of that hap­py day!
The glad­ness of that hap­py day,

Our hearts would wish it long to stay;

Nor let our faith for­sake its hold,
Nor let our faith for­sake its hold,

Jesus, Thou Everlasting King

Lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1707
Composer: Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789
Hymn 1

...The glad­ness of that hap­py day!

Our hearts would wish it long to stay;

Nor let our faith for­sake its hold,...

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The glad­ness of that hap­py day!

Our hearts would wish it long to stay;

Nor let our faith for­sake its hold,

Jesus, Thou Everlasting King

Daughters of Sion, Come, Behold

Lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1707
Composer: John Dykes, 1862
Hymn 2

...The glad­ness of that hap­py day,

Our hearts would wish it long to stay;

Nor let our faith for­sake its hold,...

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The glad­ness of that hap­py day,

Our hearts would wish it long to stay;

Nor let our faith for­sake its hold,

Daughters of Sion, Come, Behold

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