The Church — Dedication

Here, in thy name, Eternal God

No. 1135
Words Anon.
Singing key E♭ major
3 stanzas

Sung to DUKE STREET (hymn 19)

Words

Here, in thy name, Eternal God,We build this earthly house for thee;O choose it for thy fixed abode,And guard it long from error free.

When here, O Lord, we seek thy face,And dying sinners pray to live,Hear thou in heaven, thy dwelling-place;And when thou hearest, Lord, forgive.

When here thy messengers proclaimThe blessed gospel of thy Son,Still, by the power of his great name,Be mighty signs and wonders done.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1135» (large) in the right column of p. 385, below stanza 4 of hymn 1134 and «James Montgomery.», with the reference line «19, 256, 875.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 19 DUKE STREET, 256 OLD HUNDRED or 875 SESSIONS, all L. M.; no meter is printed — the lines 8.8.8.8 are L. M.). The first word «HERE» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Here» here). Stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned after stanza 3. The printer's thin space before «;» («thee ;», «dwelling-place ;») is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.