Let us with a gladsome mind
- Let us with a gladsome mind
Let us with a gladsome mind is a well-known hymn. It was written in 1623 by John Milton, a pupil at St. Paul's School, at the age of 15 as a paraphrase of Psalm 136. It was set to music by the organist John Bernard Wilkes using a tune written by John Antes. [citation|title=The Cambridge Hymnal|author=David Holbrook, Elizabeth Poston|Publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1967|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XfQiAAAAMAAJ|pages=73]
Lyrics
:"Let us with a gladsome mind":"Praise the Lord, for he is kind,":"For his mercies aye endure,":"Ever faithful, ever sure."
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