717--O let us rejoice in the Lord evermore,

O let us rejoice in the Lord evermore,

717

	1.	O let us rejoice in the Lord evermore,
		Though all things around us be trying,
		Though floods of affliction like sea
		billows roar,
		It's better to sing than be sighing.
		Then rejoice evermore, rejoice
		evermore,
		It is better to sing than be sighing:
		It is better to live then be dying;
		So let us rejoice evermore.
	2.	O let us rejoice in the Lord evermore,
		When the darts of the tempter are
		flying,
		For Satan still dreads, as he oft did of
		yore,
		Our singing much more than our
		sighing.
	3.	O let us rejoice in the Lord evermore,
		When sickness upon us is stealing,
		No cordial like gladness our strength
		can restore,
		For joy is the fountain of healing.