Scripture Verse

The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. John 4:23

Introduction

Words: Or­i­a­na M. Will­iams, in Con­se­crat­ed Hymns, ed­it­ed by Ad­am Gei­bel, R. Frank Leh­man & H. C. Lin­coln (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Gei­bel & Leh­man, 1902), num­ber 94.

Music: Tri­be­ca W. J. Balt­zell (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Balt­zell’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him or Will­iams (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Not alone on rug­ged moun­tains
May we wor­ship God the Lord;
Not alone in tem­pled ci­ty
May the Fa­ther be adored.

Refrain

We may wor­ship Him in spi­rit
Anywhere to­day.
Never from the souls who seek Him
Will He turn away.

Jesus said, The hour is com­ing,
Yea, is ev­en now at hand
When true souls de­vout­ly wor­ship
God, the Lord, in ev­ery land.

Refrain

If we bow in truth and spi­rit
Humbly now be­fore His throne,
He who seek­eth such to wor­ship
Will re­ceive us as His own.

Refrain