Lyrics
Serve the Lord with gladness in our works and ways
Come before His presence with our songs of praise
Unto Him our Maker we would pledge anew
Life's supreme devotion to service true.
Serve Him with gladness, enter His courts with song;
To our Creator true praises belong:
Great is His mercy, wonderful is His Name.
We gladly serve Him, His great love proclaim.
Serve the Lord with gladness thankful all the while
For His tender mercies, for His loving smile:
Blessed truth enduring, always just the same,
We will serve with gladness and praise His Name.
Serve Him with gladness, enter His courts with song;
To our Creator true praises belong:
Great is His mercy, wonderful is His Name.
We gladly serve Him, His great love proclaim.
Serve the Lord with gladness, this shall be our theme,
As we walk together in His love supreme:
Listening, ever listening for the still, small Voice,
His sweet will so precious will be our choice.
Serve Him with gladness, enter His courts with song;
To our Creator true praises belong:
Great is His mercy, wonderful is His Name.
We gladly serve Him, His great love proclaim.
Song History & Meaning
Composer / Hymnodist: B. B. McKinney
True worship extends beyond our songs into the rhythm of our daily lives. When we remember God's tender mercies and His constant love, serving Him becomes a joyful privilege rather than a heavy burden. He invites us to approach His presence not with begrudging effort, but with hearts overflowing with gladness and gratitude. Today, may your ordinary acts of service be transformed by the quiet joy of knowing you belong to a faithful Creator.
📖 Related Scripture Passages:
- Psalm 100:2: “Serve Yahweh with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.”
- Deuteronomy 28:47: “Because you didn’t serve Yahweh your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;”
- Romans 12:1: “Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”