Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Opening Hymns

Lord of hosts, how lovely, fair

  • No. 16
  • Words Daniel Turner.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Lord of hosts, how lovely, fair,
E'en on earth thy temples are!
Here thy waiting people see
Much of heaven and much of thee.

2

From thy gracious presence flows
Bliss that softens all our woes,
While thy Spirit's holy fire
Warms our hearts with pure desire.

3

Here we supplicate thy throne;
Here thy pardoning grace is known;
Here we learn thy righteous ways,
Taste thy love, and sing thy praise.

About this hymn

As printed Text-only hymn in the left column of p. 11, below the stanzas of hymn 15. Header as printed: the number «16» (large, left) and the italic cross-reference line «240, 407, 272.» (= sing to the tune of hymn 240, 407 or 272). Stanzas numbered 1–3; the first word is printed in small capitals («LORD»); lines 2–4 are not indented; «Daniel Turner.» in italics at the end. The printer's hair space before «!» and «;» (are !, throne ;, known ;) is closed up here. «E'en» is printed with the apostrophe.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Opening Hymns · No. 16 · printed page 11
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-25