Lord, ’tis a Pleasant Thing to Stand GERMANY—William Gardiner, Sacred Melodies Lord, ’tis a Pleasant Thing to Stand 1 Lord, ’tis a pleasant thing to stand In gardens planted by thy hand; Let me within thy courts be seen, Like a young cedar fresh and green. 2 There grow thy saints in faith and love, Blest with thine influence from above; Not Lebanon, with all its tress, Yields such a comely sight as these. 3 The plants of grace shall ever live; Nature decays, but grace must thrive: Time, that