Forever living Word,

Here have we felt thy kindling flame,

Thy voice within have heard.

To build faith's freer shrine,

Nor theirs whose steadfast love and thought

Have watched the fire divine.

2.

Here holy thought and hymn and prayer

Have winged the spirit's powers, And made these walls divinely fair,

Thy temple, Lord, and ours.

4.

Burn, holy fire, and shine more wide,

While systems rise and fall,

Faith, hope, and charity abide,

The heart and soul of all.

FREDERICK LUCIAN HOSMER, 1840