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William C. Bryant·Modern
Verse 1
Oh, thou, whose own vast temple stands,
Built over earth and sea!
Accept the walls that human hands
Have raised to worship thee.
Verse 2
Lord! from thine inmost glory send,
Within these walls t’ abide,
The peace that dwelleth without end
Serenely by thy side!
Verse 3
May erring minds, that worship here,
Be taught the better way;
And they who mourn, and they who fear,
Be strengthened as they pray.
Verse 4
May faith grow firm, and love grow warm,
And pure devotion rise,
While, round these hallowed walls, the storm
Of earth-born passion dies.
William C. Bryant, “Oh, Thou, Whose Own Vast Temple Stands”
Otterbein 1890 No. 41 · C.M · Mear (Welsh Air)
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Catherine H. Johnson·Modern
Verse 1
An earthly temple here we raise,
Lord God, our Savior! to thy praise;
Oh! make thy gracious presence known,
While now we lay its corner-stone.
Verse 2
Within the house thy servants rear,
Deign by thy Spirit to appear;
On all its walls salvation write,
From corner-stone to topmost height.
Verse 3
And when this temple, “made with hands,”
Upon its firm foundation stands,
Oh! may we all with loving heart,
In nobler building bear a part,
Verse 4
Where every polished stone shall be
A human soul won back to thee;
All resting upon Christ alone,--
The chief and precious Corner-Stone.
Catherine H. Johnson, “An Earthly Temple Here We Raise”
Otterbein 1890 No. 540 · L.M · Hebron
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage