I was glad

This article is about British choral works of this name. For the psalm that begins with these words, see Psalm 122.
Hubert Parry: "I was glad" (1902)
Parry's anthem, written for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902..
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'I was glad' (Latin incipit: Laetatus sum) is an English text drawn from selected verses of Psalm 122. It has been used at Westminster Abbey in the coronation ceremonies of British monarchs since those of King Charles I in 1626.[1]

  1. ^ MacLeane, Douglas (1911), The Great Solemnity of the Coronation of the King and Queen of England According to the Use of the Church of England, George Allen & Company, London. (p. 69)