I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Psalm 84:10
Words: Emma M. Chapman, in The Search Light, edited by Augustus Myers (Toledo, Ohio: W. W. Whitney, 1894), number 83.
Music: Augustus F. Myers (🔊 pdf nwc).
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Let us cheerfully walk in the blessèd way
That doth lead to the house of prayer;
Let us study God’s word, and each Sabbath day
When our class meets, be promptly there.
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Blessèd home, Sabbath home,
How we love our dear Sabbath home;
Here we study God’s Word, and we sing and pray,
In our dear blessèd Sabbath home.
Let us gather the children from paths of wrong,
For the Shepherd His lost lambs find;
There is much we may do ’midst earth’s needy throng,
Let us work with a willing mind.
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Grant, dear Lord, to our teachers thy richest grace,
Make them earnest, kind and true;
As we learn Thy commands in this sacred place,
With Thy blessings our souls endue.
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