Scripture Verse

Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20

Introduction

Words: Al­fred J. Hough, Chris­tian En­dea­vor Hymns, by Ira D. San­key (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Unit­ed So­ci­ety of Chris­tian En­dea­vor, 1894), num­ber 4.

Music: Spo­kane Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Hough (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

Assembled in the Mas­ter’s name,
Disciples, here we meet to claim
Fulfillment of the pro­mise sweet,
That Je­sus with His own will meet.

Refrain

The King is here! His Spir­it fills
Our wait­ing hearts, con­trols our wills;
His love dis­pels all doubt and fear;
The King is here, the King is here!

His pro­mise is to ev­ery­one;
Ask what ye will, it shall be done;
And at His bless­èd feet we bow,
For He is here to an­swer now.

Refrain

Such wealth of love His pre­sence bring,
The bread of life, the liv­ing springs;
All want we find in Him sup­plied,
And we may all be sa­tis­fied.

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His pre­sence shall our songs in­spire,
His Spir­it touch our lips with fire;
And bring the heav’n­ly life so near,
That all shall own the King is here.

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