1 Lo, God is here! let us adore, And humbly bow before his face : Let all within us feel his
power, Let all within us seek his grace.
2 Lo, God is here! him day and night United choirs of angels sing:
To him, enthroned above all height, Heaven's host their noblest homage bring.
3 Being of beings! may our praise Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill: Still may we stand before thy face, Still hear and do thy sovereign will.
Engagedness in Devotion.
1 LORD, before thy presence come, Bow we down with holy fear; Call our erring footsteps home, Let us feel that thou art near.
2 Wandering thoughts and languid powers Come not where devotion kneels; Let the soul expand her stores, Glowing with the joy she feels.
3 At the portals of thine house, We resign our earth-born cares: Nobler thoughts our souls engross, Songs of praise and fervent prayers.
Public Worship. Ps. 95.
1 O COME, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our Almighty King; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's rock we praise.
2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favors past; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his name belongs.
3 The depths of earth are in his hand, Her secret wealth at his command; The strength of hills, that threat the skies, Subjected to his empire lies.
4 The rolling ocean's vast abyss By the same sovereign right is his; "T is moved by his almighty hand, That formed and fixed the solid land.
5 O let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there; Down on our knees devoutly all Before the LORD our Maker fall.
God may be worshipped in every Place.
1 THE heaven of heavens cannot contain
The Universal Lord;
Yet he in humble hearts will deign To dwell and be adored.
2 Where'er ascends the sacrifice Of fervent praise and prayer, Or on the earth, or in the skies, The God of heaven is there.
3 His presence is diffused abroad
Through realms, through worlds unknown; Who seek the mercies of our God
Are ever near his throne.
1 THE offerings to thy throne which rise, Of mingled praise and prayer, Are but a worthless sacrifice Unless the heart is there.
2 Upon thine all-discerning ear Let no vain words intrude; No tribute, but the vow sincere, The tribute of the good.
3 My offerings will indeed be blest, If sanctified by thee;
If thy pure Spirit touch my breast With its own purity.
4 O may that Spirit warm my heart To piety and love,
And to life's lowly vale impart Some rays from heaven above.
Privilege of Christian Worship. Ps. 132.
1 THE Lord in Zion placed his name, His ark was settled there: To Zion the whole nation came To worship thrice a year.
2 But we have no such lengths to go, Nor wander far abroad; Where'er thy saints assemble now, There is a house for God.
3 Here, Mighty God! accept our vows, Here let thy praise be spread; Bless the provisions of thy house, And fill thy poor with bread.
4 Here let the son of David reign; Let God's Anointed shine; Justice and truth his court maintain, With love and power divine.
5 Here let him hold a lasting throne, And, as his kingdom grows, Fresh honors shall adorn his crown, And shame confound his foes.
1 WHEN before thy throne we kneel, Filled with awe and holy fear, Teach us, O our God, to feel All thy sacred presence near.
2 Check each proud and wandering thought When on thy great name we call; Man is nought, is less than nought; Thou, our God, art all in all.
3 Weak, imperfect creatures, we In this vale of darkness dwell; Yet presume to look to thee 'Midst thy light ineffable.
4 O receive the praise that dares Seek thy heaven-exalted throne; Bless our offerings, hear our prayers, Infinite and Holy One!
1 WHEREWITH shall I approach the Lord, And bow before his throne? Oh how procure his kind regard, And for my guilt atone?
2 Shall altars flame, and victims bleed, And spicy fumes ascend?
Will these my earnest wish succeed, And make my God my friend?
3 0 no, my soul! 't were fruitless all; Such offerings are vain :
No fatlings from the field or stall His favor can obtain.
4 To men their rights I must allow, And proofs of kindness give;
To God with humble rev'rence bow, And to his glory.live.
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