Let us with a gladsome mind is a hymn written in 1623 by John Milton, a pupil at St. Paul's School,[1] at the age of 15 as a paraphrase of Psalm 136. It was set to music as the hymn tune known as Monkland by the organist John Bernard Wilkes using a melody written by John Antes.[2]
Let us with a gladsome mind | |
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Genre | Hymn |
Written | 1623 |
Text | John Milton |
Based on | Psalm 136 |
Meter | 7.7.7.7 |
Melody | "Monkland" by John Bernard Wilkes |
Let us with a gladsome mind
Praise the Lord, for he is kind,
For his mercies aye endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.