Enter, and claim Thine own ;
Receive the homage of our souls,

Erect Thy temple-throne.

2 We rear no altar-Thou hast died;
We deck no priestly shrine;
What need have we of creature aid?
The power to save is Thine.

3 Here to Thee a temple stand,
While the sea shall gird the land;
Here reveal Thy mercy sure,
While the sun and moon endure.
4 Hallelujah!-earth and sky
To the joyful sound reply:
Hallelujah!--hence ascend
Prayer and praise till time shall end.
JAMES MONTGOMERY. 1853.

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3 We ask no bright shekinah-cloud,
To glorify the place;
Give, Lord, the substance of that
A plenitude of grace.

4 No rushing mighty wind we ask ;
No tongues of flame desire;
Grant us the Spirit's quickening light,
His purifying fire.

5 Light up this house with glory, Lord

2

7.6.

That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day.-1 KINGS viii. 29.

THOU, whose hand has
brought us

Unto this joyful day,
Accept our glad thanksgiving
And listen as we pray:
And may our preparation
For this day's service be
With one accord to offer

Ourselves, O Lord, to thee.
Forthis new house we praise Thee,——
Reared by Thine own command,—
For every generous bosom,

And every willing hand;
And now within Thy temple

Thy glory let us see;
For all its strength and beauty
Are nothing without Thee.
3 And oft as here we gather,

And hearts in worship blend,
May truth reveal its power,
And fervent prayer ascend;
Here may the busy toiler

Rise to the things above; [ened, The young-the old-be strengthAnd all men learn Thy love.

4 And as the years roll over,

And strong affections twine
And tender memories gather
About this sacred shrine,
May this, its chief distinction,—
Its glory ever be,
That multitudes within it

Have found their way to Thee.

5 Lord God! our fathers' helper,-
Our joy and hope and stay,
Grant now a gracious earnest
Of many a coming day :

Our yearning hearts Thou knowest,
We wait before Thy throne,

O come, and by Thy presence
Make this new house Thine own!
F. W. GOADBY.
L.M.

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1872.

It was in thine heart to build an house unto My name.--1 KINGS viii. 18.

OT for the things of fleeting

1 NOT

time,

3

4

5

6

Thy Word been preached, Thy mercy Thy will with gladness done. [felt,

In faith we now renew

Our fathers' Sabbath home,

And with the memories of the past,
Link all the years to come.

Grant, Lord, with this new house
New.grace our hearts to cheer,

New life within, new power without,
God of our fathers, hear!

And if our joy to day

Be touched with secret pain,

And thoughts of missing faces blend With hymns of gladdest strain.

O let the eye of faith

That heavenly temple see,

Where, amidst holier, vaster throngs, They ever worship Thee.

GEN. xxviii. 17.

KING of glory, come,

And with Thy favour crown

This temple as Thy dome,

This people as Thy own:

Beneath this roof, O deign to show,

How God can dwell with man below.

Here may Thine ears attend

Our interceding cries,

And grateful praise ascend
All fragrant to the skies:

Here may Thy word melodious sound
And spread celestial joys around.

Here may the attentive throng
Imbibe Thy truth and love,
And converts join the song

Of seraphim above,

[board, And willing crowds surround Thy With sacred joy and sweet accord.

Here may our unborn sons

And daughters sound Thy praise, And shine like polished stones, Through long succeeding days; Here, Lord, display Thy saving

power,

While temples stand and men adore.

BENJAMIN FRANCIS. 1774

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THE

HE voice that breathed o'er Eden
That earliest wedding-day,
The primal marriage blessing,
It hath not passed away.

2 Still in the pure espousal

Of Christian man and maid, The Holy Three are with us, The threefold grace is said; 3 For dower of blessèd children, For love and faith's sweet sake, For high mysterious union Which nought on earth may break,

4 Be present, awful Father,

To give away this bride,
As Eve Thou gav'st to Adam
Out of his own pierced side.

5 Be present, gracious Saviour,
To join their loving hands,
As Thou didst bind two natures
In Thine eternal bands.

6 Be present, Holiest Spirit,

To bless them as they kneel, As Thou for Christ the Bridegroom The heavenly Spouse dost seal. 7 O spread Thy pure wings o'er them, Let no ill power find place, When onward to Thy footstool Their daily path they trace.

8

To cast their crowns before Thee,
In perfect sacrifice;

Till to the home of gladness

With Christ's own Bride they rise.
J. KEBLE. 1857.

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7.6.

He that dwelleth in love, dwelleth
in God.-1 JOHN iv. 16.

1 LOVE Divine and golden,
Mysterious depth and height!
To Thee the world beholden
Looks up for life and light;
O Love Divine and gentle,

The blesser and the blest!
Beneath Thy care parental

The world lies down in rest.

2 0 Love Divine and tender,

That through our homes doth

Another day of hope!

3

And sin is strong, and death is near,

And short our time below.

4

For Thou art with us still;

cope

3 Here faith is ours, and heavenly hope
And grace to lead us higher;
But there are perfectness and peace
Beyond our best desire.

O by Thy love and anguish, Lord;
O by Thy life laid down;

O that we fall not from Thy grace, Nor cast away our crown!

MRS. C. F. ALEXANDER. 1853.

8.8.8.4.

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1

slumber.-PSA. cxxi. 3.

HE radiant morn hath passed

THE away,

The things which are not seen are
eternal.-2 COR. iv. 18.

HE roseate hues of early dawn,
The brightness of the day,

The crimson of the sunset sky,
How fast they fade away;

O for the pearly gates of heaven,

O for the golden floor;

O for the Sun of Righteousness,
That setteth nevermore!

Its glorious noon how quickly past!
Lead us, O Christ! when all is gone,
Safe home at last.

30 by Thy soul-inspiring grace,
Uplift our hearts to realms on high
Help us to look to that bright place
Beyond the sky;

4 Where light and life and joy and peace

In undivided empire reign,

And thronging angels never cease
Their deathless strain.

5 Where saints are clothed in spotless white,

And evening shadows never fall; Where Thou, eternal Light of light, Art Lord of all!

G. THRING. 1866.

12.11.12.11.

1

T. T. LYNCH. 1856.

6.4.6.6.

At evening time it shall be light. ZECH. xiv. 7.

THE

HE sun is sinking fast,
The daylight dies;

Let love awake, and pay
Her evening sacrifice.

2 As Christ upon the Cross
In death reclined,

Into His Father's hands
His parting soul resigned,

3 So now herself my soul

Would wholly give
Into His sacred charge
In whom all spirits live;

4 So now beneath His eye

Would calmly rest, Without a wish or thought Abiding in the breast,

5 Save that His will be done Whate'er betide;

Dead to herself, and dead
In Him to all beside.

6 Thus would I live; yet now Not I, but He

In all his power and love
Henceforth alive in me.
One Sacred Trinity!

One Lord Divine!
Myself for ever His,

And He for ever mine!

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2

TH

LATIN HYMN.

TR. BY E. CASWALL. 1849.

L.M.

I will both lay me down in peace and sleep.-PSA. iv. 8.

HOU who hast known the careworn breast,

The weary need of sleep's deep balm, Come, Saviour, ere we go to rest, And breathe around Thy perfect calm.

Thy presence gives us childlike

trust,

And gleamings of eternal joy.

3 Stand in our midst, dear Lord, and

say, [hour; "Peace be to you, this evening Then all the struggles of the day Vanish before Thy loving power.

4 Blest is the pilgrimage to heaven,
A little nearer every night:
Christ, to our earthly darkness given,
Till in His glory there is light.
GEORGE RAWSON. 1864.