I was glad when they said unto me

Henry Purcell

I was glad when they said unto me:

We will go, into the house of the Lord.

For thither the tribes go up, ev'n the tribes of the Lord:

to testify unto Israel, and to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.

For there is the seat of judgement: even the seat of the house of David.

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

they shall prosper that love thee.

Peace be within thy walls:

and plenteousness within thy palaces.