Father of all, to Thee With loving hearts we

cy given, The

From heav'n, Thy throne, in mercy shed Thy blessings on each bend - ed head. A-men.

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O how bless -ed is this place, Filled with sol- ace, light, and grace. A-men.

2 Yes, my God, I come before Thee,
Come Thou also down to me;
Where we find Thee and adore Thee,
There a heaven on earth must be.
To my heart O enter Thou,
Let it be Thy temple now.

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3 Here Thy praise is gladly chanted,
Here Thy seed is duly sown;

Let my soul, where it is planted,
Bring forth precious sheaves alone;
So that all I hear may be

Fruitful unto life in me.

4 Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee,
Let Thy will be done indeed;
May I undisturbed draw near Thee
While Thou dost Thy people feed.
Here of life the fountain flows,

Here is balm for all our woes.

Rev. BENJAMIN SCHMOLCK, 1732. Tr. CATHERINE WINKWORTH, 1863

Where my soul in joyful duty Waits for Him who an

O how bless-ed is this place, Filled with solace, light, and grace. A-men.

In Thy name, O Lord, as - sem-bling, We, Thy people, now draw near:

to re-joice with trem-bling; Speak,and let Thy ser-vants hear,

Love divine, all love ex- cell-ing, Joy of heav'n,to earth come down;

us Thy hum- ble dwell-ing, All Thy faith-ful mer - cies crown:

com-pas- sion, Pure,un-bound-ed love Thou

Visit us with Thy sal va- tion, En-ter ev'ry trembling heart.