CHRIST is our corner-stone,
On Him alone we build;
With His true saints alone
The courts of heaven are fill'd.
On His great love
Our hopes we place,
Of present grace
And joys above.
O, then, with hymns of praise
These hallow'd courts shall ring,
Our voices we will raise
The Three in One to sing;
And thus proclaim
In joyful song,
Both loud and long,
That glorious Name.
Here, gracious God, do Thou
For evermore draw nigh;
Accept each faithful vow,
And mark each suppliant sigh;
In copious shower
On all who pray,
Each holy day,
Thy blessings pour.
Here may we gain from heaven
The grace which we implore,
And may that grace, once given,
Be with us evermore :
Until that day
When all the blest
To endless rest
Are called away. Amen.
JESUS, where'er Thy people meet
There they behold Thy mercy-seat;
Where'er they seek Thee Thou art found,
And every place is hallowed ground.
For Thou, within no walls confined,
Inhabitest the humble mind;
Such ever bring Thee where they come,
And going, take Thee to their home.
Dear Shepherd of Thy chosen few,
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of Thy saving name.
Here
may we prove the power of prayer,
To strengthen faith, and sweeten care;
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heaven before our eyes.
Lord, we are few, but Thou art near,
Nor short Thine arm, nor deaf Thine ear
O rend the heavens, come quickly down, And make a thousand hearts Thine own!
POUR down Thy Spirit, gracious Lord,
On all assembled here;
Let us receive th' engrafted Word
With meekness and with fear.
By faith in Thee the soul receives
New life, tho' dead before;
And he who in Thy Name believes
Shall live to die no more.
Preserve the power of faith alive
In those who love Thy Name;
For sin and Satan daily strive
To quench the sacred flame.
Thy grace and mercy first prevailed
From death to set us free;
And often since our life had failed,
Unless renewed by Thee.
To Thee we look, to Thee we bow,
To Thee for help we call;
Our Life and Resurrection Thou,
Our Hope, our Joy, our All. Amen.
COME to Thy temple, Lord,
Thy waiting church to bless :
Let here Thy glory be adored,
Give here Thy word success.
Our inmost hearts refine,
And for Thyself prepare,
Cast out all thoughts but thoughts divine,
And reign triumphant there.
Thy servants, Lord, we are
Baptized into Thy name,
All hurtful things put from us far,
All works of sin and shame.
Come to Thy temple, Lord,
Thine own assembly bless,
That all may offer with accord
Offerings of righteousness.
Jesu, Eternal Son,
We praise Thee and adore,
Who art, with God the Father, One,
And Spirit evermore.
FATHER, again in Jesus' name we meet
And bow in penitence beneath Thy feet:
Again to Thee our feeble voices raise,
To sue for mercy, and to sing Thy praise.
Lord, we would bless Thee for Thy ceaseless
And all Thy love from day to day declare;
Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned ?
Does not Thine arm encircle us around?
Alas! unworthy of Thy boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from Thee we rove;
But now, encouraged by Thy voice, we come,
Returning sinners, to a Father's home.
O by His Name, in whom all fulness dwells,
O by His love, which every love excels,
O by His blood, so freely shed for sin,
Open blest mercy's gate, and take us in!
GREAT CREATOR! Who this day
From Thy perfect work didst rest,
By the souls that own Thy sway
Hallowed be its hours and blest
Cares of earth aside be thrown,
This day giv'n to heaven alone.
Saviour! who this day didst break
The dark prison of the tomb,
Bid my slumbering soul awake,
Shine through all its sin and gloom;
Let me, from my bonds set free,
Rise from sin and live to Thee.
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