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With Gladness

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 1, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 22.

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With Gladness

By Margaret E. Sangster

SERVE the Lord with gladness! I hear the ringing cry As, blown from angel trumpets, It thrills the listening sky. I see the joyous angels, Their ranks in level flight, Who ever do his bidding, And serve him day and night.
No cloud is on their faces, They do not stand apart, But swift obey Jehovah, His gladness in their heart. As one the angels serve him, Though thousandfold they wait, And to and fro in armies They pass through heaven’s gate.
Serve the Lord with gladness! The mandate comes to me, In whatsoever valley Of lowliness I be, In whatsoever homely And lonely lot I stand, I am to take with gladness My service from his hand.
Serve the Lord with gladness! Thou, too, must note the word, For not with mien of sadness Should his servants serve the Lord. Lift up your heads, O comrades; And march with valor on; For heaven is just before you, The prize is almost won.
Serve the Lord with gladness! The service is so sweet; It is so dear and blessed To give him homage meet. As the angels do in heaven, So let the men on earth Serve evermore Jehovah With reverent joy and mirth.
— Margaret E. Sangster.