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)