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Worship — Opening Hymns

In thy house, while now we sing

  • No. 18
  • Words James Montgomery.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

In thy house, while now we sing,
Tune our hearts, O heavenly King!
Then our joyful souls shall bless
Thee, the Lord, our righteousness.

2

While to thee our prayers ascend,
Let thine ear in love attend;
Hear us, for thy Spirit pleads—
Hear, for Jesus intercedes.

3

While we hear thy word with awe,
While we tremble at thy law,
Let thy gospel's wondrous love
Every doubt and fear remove.

4

From thy house when we return,
Let our hearts within us burn,
That at evening we may say,
"We have walked with God to-day."

About this hymn

As printed Text-only hymn in the right column of p. 11, below hymn 17. Header as printed: the number «18» (large, left) and the italic cross-reference line «240, 37, 339.» (= sing to the tune of hymn 240, 37 or 339). Stanzas numbered 1–4; the first word is printed in small capitals («IN»); lines 2–4 are not indented; «James Montgomery.» in italics at the end. The printer's hair space before «!» and «;» (King !, attend ;) is closed up here. In stanza 1, line 2, the «u» of «Tune» is printed from a damaged or wrong sort (it looks like a small «н») — read as «Tune», see `uncertainties.md`. «pleads—» ends with an em dash; the last line is enclosed in double quotation marks, the opening mark hung in the margin; «to-day» is hyphenated.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Opening Hymns · No. 18 · printed page 11
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-25