Thy pre­sence, ev­er­last­ing God,
Wide o’er all na­ture spreads abroad;
Thy watch­ful eyes, which can­not sleep,
In ev­ery place Thy child­ren keep.

While near each oth­er we re­main,
Thou dost our lives and souls sus­tain;
When ab­sent, hap­py if we share
Thy smiles, Thy coun­sels, and Thy care.

To Thee we all our ways com­mit,
And seek our com­forts near Thy feet;
Still on our souls vouch­safe to shine,
And guard and guide us still as Thine.

Give us in Thy be­lov­èd house
Again to pay our grate­ful vows;
Or, if that joy no more be known,
Give us to meet around Thy throne.