The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship

Jesus, where'er thy people meet

No. 471
Metre L. M.
Tune MALVERN.
Words William Cowper.
Music Lowell Mason.
Key D major
Time 2/4
3 stanzas

Words

Jesus, where'er thy people meet,There they behold thy mercy-seat;Where'er they seek thee, thou art found,And every place is hallowed ground;

For thou, within no walls confined,Dost dwell with those of humble mind;Such ever bring thee where they come,And, going, take thee to their home.

Great Shepherd of thy chosen few,Thy former mercies now renew;And to our waiting hearts proclaimThe sweetness of thy saving name.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—HYMNS FOR SOCIAL WORSHIP.» (hymn 471 opens this section); hymn number «471» (large), tune name «MALVERN. L. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals), «LOWELL MASON.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, one line per system, with «1.» before «Je-sus» («where'er» printed as one word under two notes; «mer - cy - seat», «ev-ery», «hal-lowed» hyphenated under their notes). The italic reference line «514, 542, 101.» (= the same words may be sung to the tunes of hymns 514, 542 or 101) stands under the music; stanzas 2–3 follow as text in the left column, numbered «2» and «3», with «William Cowper» in italics after stanza 3 — printed without a full stop. The lines of each stanza are not indented in the print. Apostrophes are written straight; the print's thin space before «;» is closed up. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's (stanza 1 ends with «;»).