The Church Hymnal ‎#291

291. O Lord of hosts, Whose glory fills

1 O Lord of hosts, Whose glory fills
The bounds of the eternal hills,
And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands,
To dwell in temples made of hands;

2 Grant that all we who here to-day
Rejoicing this foundation lay,
May be in very deed Thine own,
Built on the precious Corner-stone.

3 Endue the creatures with Thy grace,
That shall adorn Thy dwelling-place;
The beauty of the oak and pine,
The gold and silver, make them Thine.

4 To Thee they all belong; to Thee
The treasures of the earth and sea;
And when we bring them to Thy throne,
We but present Thee with Thine own.

5 The minds that guide, endue with skill;
The hands that work, preserve from ill;
That we, who these foundations lay,
May raise the top-stone in its day.

6 Both now and ever, Lord, protect
The temple of Thine own elect;
Be Thou in them, and they in Thee,
O ever blessèd Trinity!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord of hosts, Whose glory fills
• Author: J. M. Neale (1844)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1914
• Topic: Laying of a Corner-Stone; Corner-stone and Consecration

Tune Information

• Name: WAREHAM
• Composer: W. Knapp
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major