Adventist Pioneer Library

The Church — Dedication

And wilt thou, O eternal God

  • No. 1131
  • Words Philip Doddridge.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

And wilt thou, O eternal God,On earth establish thine abode?Then look propitious from thy throne,And take this temple for thine own.

2

These walls we to thy honor raise;Long may they echo with thy praise;And thou, descending, fill the placeWith choicest tokens of thy grace.

3

Here let the great Redeemer reign,With all the graces of his train;While power divine his word attends,To conquer foes, and cheer his friends.

4

And in the great decisive day,When God the nations shall survey,May it before the world appearThat souls were born to glory here.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1131» (large) in the right column of p. 384, under hymn 1130 («J. M. Neale.»), with the reference line «64, 103, 301.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 64, 103 or 301 — 64 HEBRON and 301 ROCKINGHAM, L. M.; 103 is a words-only hymn as printed; the middle number was first read «108» MIGDOL and corrected on the USER's reading of the 600 dpi crop, U-341, 19/10/2026). Stanzas numbered «1»–«4» without a full stop (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines set flush. The first word «AND» is set in a capital and small capitals; written «And». «Philip Doddridge.» in italics at the right under stanza 4. The printer's thin space before «?» and «;» («abode ?», «raise ;», «praise ;», «train ;») is closed up here. Spelling («honor»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Church — Dedication · No. 1131 · printed page 384
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02