In these days of confused situations
In these nights of restless remorse,
When the heart and the soul of a nation

Lay wounded and cold as a corpse

From the grave of the innocent Adam

Comes a song bringing joy to the sad.
Oh your cry has been heard and the ransom
Has been paid up in full, be ye glad


Chorus:
Oh, be ye glad, oh, be ye glad.

Every debt that you've ever had
Has been paid up in full by the grace of the Lord.
Be ye glad, be ye glad, be ye glad


So be like lights on the rim of the water
Giving hope in a storm sea of night

Be a refuge admist the slaughter
Of these fugitives in their flight


For you are timeless and part of a puzzle.
You are winsome and young as a lad.
And there is no disease or no struggle

That can pull you from God, be ye glad

Repeat Chorus (x2)