Scripture Verse

Let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122:1

Introduction

Words: Mary E. Stain­burn, in Sun­day School Me­lo­dies No. 1 (New York: Hen­ry Tuck­er, 1860).

Music: Me­lo­dy by H. Q. Will­son. Ar­ranged by Hen­ry L. Tuck­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Stain­burn, Will­son or Tuck­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

The Sun­day school is my de­light,
O let us hast­en there, O let us hast­en there;
’Tis there we learn the way that’s right,
And hear the voice of pray­er,
And hear the voice of pray­er.

Refrain

O I love the Sun­day school,
O I love the Sun­day school,
So do I, so do I,
So do I, so do I, so do I,
O I love the Sun­day school.

When spring with many an op’n­ing flow­er
And bloss­om decks the ground,
And bloss­om decks the ground,
When sum­mer’s sun and gen­tle show
Spreads beau­ty all around,
Spreads beau­ty all around,

Refrain

And when the cold and chil­ly blast
Shall steal away the flow­ers,
Shall steal away the flow­ers,
When win­ter’s snow is fall­ing fast,
This joy shall still be ours,
This joy shall still be ours.

Refrain

Yes, if the sweet­est flow­ers abound,
Or earth is clothed in snow,
Or earth is clothed in snow,
In Sun­day school we will be found,
For there we love to go,
For there we love to go.

Refrain