Be with us, gra­cious Lord, to­day;
This house we de­di­cate to Thee;
O hear Thy ser­vants as they pray,
And let Thine ear at­tent­ive be!

Within these walls let ho­ly peace,
Let love and truth be al­ways found;
May bur­dened hearts and sweet re­lease,
And souls with rich­est grace be crowned.

May here be heard the sup­pli­ant’s sigh,
The wea­ry en­ter into rest;
Here may the con­trite to Thee cry,
And wait­ing souls be rich­ly blessed.

Here when the Gos­pel sound is heard,
And here pro­claimed the sav­ing name,
May hearts be quick­ened, moved and stirred,
And souls be kin­dled in­to flame.

Here may the dead be made to live,
The dumb to sing, the deaf to hear;
And do Thou to the hum­ble give
Pardon and peace in­stead of fear.

Make this, O Lord, Thine own ab­ode;
Thy pre­sence in these courts be giv’n;
Be this, in­deed, the house of God,
And this in truth the gate of Heav’n.