With joy we hail the sac­red day,
Which God has called His own;
With joy the sum­mons we obey
To wor­ship at His throne.

Thy chos­en tem­ple, Lord, how fair!
As here Thy ser­vants throng
To breathe the hum­ble, fer­vent pray­er
And pour the grate­ful song.

Spirit of grace, O deign to dwell
Within Thy Church be­low!
Make her in ho­li­ness ex­cel,
With pure de­vo­tion glow.

Let peace with­in her walls be found;
Let all her sons unite;
To spread with grate­ful zeal around
Her clear and shin­ing light.

Great God, we hail the sac­red day
Which Thou hast called Thine own;
With joy the sum­mons we ob­ey
To wor­ship at Thy throne.