Unto thy temple, Lord, we come

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1
Unto thy temple, Lord, we come
with thankful hearts to worship thee, 
and pray that this may be our home 
until we touch eternity; 

2
the common home of rich and poor, 
of bond and free, and great and small;
large as thy love forevermore, 
and warm and bright and good to all. 

3
And dwell thou with us in this place, 
thou and thy Christ, to guide and bless. 
Here make the wellsprings of thy grace 
like fountains in the wilderness.

4
May thy whole truth be spoken here, 
thy gospel light forever shine, 
thy perfect love cast out all fear, 
and human life become divine.

#4 in Hymnal: A Worship Book

Words:  Robert Collyer, 1866, The River of Life, 1873
Tune: Supplement to Psalmody, ca. 1780; adapted by Edward Miller, 1790
                            (some background on this hymn)

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