The Church — Dedication

O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills

No. 1130
Words J. M. Neale.
Singing key B♭ major
3 stanzas

Sung to WARD (hymn 347)

Words

O Lord of hosts, whose glory fillsThe bounds of the eternal hills,And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands,To dwell in temples made with hands;

Endue thy creatures with the graceThat shall adorn thy dwelling-place;The beauty of the oak and pine,The gold and silver, make them thine.

Both now and ever, Lord, protectThe temple of thine own elect;Be thou in us and we in thee,Through time and in eternity.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1130» (large) at the head of the right column of p. 384, with the reference line «347, 787, 365.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 347, 787 or 365 — WARD, HARTEL, MISSIONARY CHANT, all L. M.). Stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without a full stop (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines set flush. The first words «O LORD» are set with «LORD» in a capital and small capitals; written «O Lord». «J. M. Neale.» in italics at the right under stanza 3. The printer's thin space before «;» («hands ;», «dwelling-place ;», «elect ;») is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.