John Michael Talbot

I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say

John Michael Talbot


Tom: Bm

Bm                  G     A    B
  I rejoiced when I heard them say,
        G         A            Bm
"Let us go to the house of the Lord."
    D                A
And now our feet are standing within
     G         A     Bm
your gates, Je-ru-sa-lem.
Bm                  G     A    B
  I rejoiced when I heard them say,
        G         A            Bm
"Let us go to the house of the Lord."
    D                A
And now our feet are standing within
     G         A     Bm
your gates, Je-ru-sa-lem.


[Refrain]
   D                A
Je-ru-sa-lem, God's city,
      G             A           Bm
built strong by the hand of the Lord.
      D                  A
To Je-ru-sa-lem will the tribes go up,
    G      A      Bm    Bm
the people of our God.


[Verse 1]
Bm                   G     A      Bm
 For the peace of Je-ru-sa-lem we pray;
    G          A       Bm
may peace come to your homes.
D                    A
  For the love of my brothers and friends,
    G     A       Dm
may peace come to you.


[Verse 2]
Bm                    G     A      Bm
  For the love of the house of the Lord,
       G    A   Bm
I will pray for you.
D                       A
  And may the throne of justice
     G      A  Bm    Bm
be restored in you.


[Refrain]
   D                A
Je-ru-sa-lem, God's city,
      G             A           Bm
built strong by the hand of the Lord.
      D                  A
To Je-ru-sa-lem will the tribes go up,
    G      A      Bm    Bm
the people of our God.


[Final]
Bm                  G     A    B
  I rejoiced when I heard them say,
        G         A            Bm
"Let us go to the house of the Lord."
    D                A
And now our feet are standing within
     G         A     Bm
your gates, Je-ru-sa-lem.
D                    A
And now our feet are standing within
     G         A     B
your gates, Je-ru-sa-lem.
Bm                  G     A    B
  I rejoiced when I heard them say,
        G         A            Bm
"Let us go to the house of the Lord."
    D                A
And now our feet are standing within
     G         A     Bm
your gates, Je-ru-sa-lem.
D                    A
And now our feet are standing within
     G         A     B
your gates, Je-ru-sa-lem.