Happy Greetings Bringing

We come with hap­py greet­ings

To all the child­ren’s throng;

And to their Sab­bath meet­ings

We bear the gift of song;

The songs of great sal­va­tion

The strains of ju­bi­lee!

Of praise and ex­al­ta­tion

The shouts of sac­red glee!

With hap­py greet­ings bring­ing

We come

we come!

We wel­come thee with sing­ing

To this our Sab­bath home;

With hap­py greet­ings bring­ing

We wel­come thee with sing­ing

While Je­sus’ praise is ring­ing

In this our Sab­bath home!

No chords of plaint or sad­ness

The child­ren’s hearts should know;

But joy­ful notes of glad­ness

From youth­ful lips should flow;

Hosannas hap­py fill­ing

Your tem­ple-arch­es high

Until the mu­sic thrill­ing

Sweeps far ab­ove the sky!

With hap­py greet­ing blend­ing

This pray­er to God as­cends:

That while our songs are wend­ing

From lips of youth­ful friends

Their hearts be e’er re­peat­ing

The songs of grace and love

Until with hap­py greet­ing

We meet in bliss ab­ove!