I was glad
'I was glad' () 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.

Text
The text accompanies the monarch's entrance into Westminster Abbey and was formalised in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
 I was glad when they said unto me : We will go into the house of the Lord.
 Our feet shall stand in thy gates : O Jerusalem.
 Jerusalem is built as a city : that is at unity in itself.
 For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord : to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.
 For there is the seat of judgement : even the seat of the house of David.
 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall prosper that love thee.
 Peace be within thy walls : and plenteousness within thy palaces.
 For my brethren and companions' sakes : I will wish thee prosperity.
 Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God : I will seek to do thee good.
The selected verses (verses 4, 5, 8 and 9 are omitted) form a prayer for the peace and prosperity of Jerusalem, and its use in the coronation service clearly draws a parallel between Jerusalem and the United Kingdom.

'Vivat" interpolation
Since the coronation of King James II in 1685 an additional non-biblical text is added to the psalm verses used in the Westminster Abbey ceremonies, i.e. the acclamation "Vivat Rex ... " or "Vivat Regina ... " ("Long live King/Queen ...").
By tradition this acclamation is made by King's or Queen's Scholars of Westminster School as the Sovereign passes through the Quire of Westminster Abbey.

"Vivat" pronunciation
The acclamation uses a variant of standard Latin pronunciation known as Anglicised Latin. Scholars of Classical Latin would pronounce the Vivat Regina as ; those of Ecclesiastical Latin would pronounce it . The traditional English pronunciation when referring to the British monarch is . At the coronation of both a king and a queen, the vivat for the queen precedes that for the king.

Musical settings at British coronations 
 1626: King Charles I. No details. 
 1661: King Charles II. William Child and Thomas Tomkins
 1685: King James II. Henry Purcell and John Blow
 1701: Queen Anne. Francis Pigott
 1714: King George I .Francis Pigott  
 1727. King George II. Francis Pigott  
 1761: King George III. William Boyce
 1821: King George IV. Thomas Attwood
 1831: King William IV. Thomas Attwood.
 1838: Queen Victoria. Thomas Attwood.
 1902:  King Edward VII. Hubert Parry. 
Parry indicated in the score a space for an improvisatory fanfare between the King's and the Queen's "Vivat" acclamations.
 At the first performance of Parry's arrangement at the 1902 coronation the director of music Sir Frederick Bridge misjudged the timing and had finished the anthem before the King had arrived, having to repeat it when the right moment came. Bridge was saved by the organist, Walter Alcock, who improvised in the interim.
 1911: King George V. Hubert Parry 
 Parry revised his 1902 version by adding  an introduction, antiphonal choir effects and brass fanfares
 1953: Queen Elizabeth II. Hubert Parry. 
 At the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953, the acclamation took the form of "Vivat Regina Elizabetha".
 2023: King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Hubert Parry. 
 At the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in 2023 the acclamation took the form of "Vivat Regina Camilla!" and "Vivat Rex Carolus!"

Use at other British royal events
 2011: Parry's setting of "I was glad" was performed at the 29 April Westminster Abbey wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

Other complete or partial settings in English
 (n.d.): Richard Woodward 
 1879:  John Goss
 1902: Henry Marcellus Higgs. 
 This setting was distributed by the Church of England in an order of service for that year's Coronation Day to be used in its churches throughout His Majesty's Empire.
 1933: Herbert Howells.
 1955: S. Drummond Wolff 
 1957: Robin Orr 
 1962:  Healey Willan 
 1971: Peter Hallock

See also

 Laetare Sunday, which uses a similar introit
 Other settings of Psalm 122 in various languages.

References

External links

. This contains Parry's holograph, with two pages apparently inserted for the 1911 coronation.
 , Choir of St Paul's Cathedral at the 2002 Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II

Christian songs
Psalm settings
Compositions by Hubert Parry
Coronations of British monarchs