Ancient and Modern ‎#696

696. Jesus, where'er thy people meet

1 Jesus, where'er thy people meet,
there they behold thy mercy-seat;
where'er they seek thee thou art found,
and every place is hallowed ground.

2 For thou, within no walls confined,
inhabitest the humble mind;
such ever bring thee when they come,
and, going, take thee to their home.

3 Dear Shepherd of thy chosen few,
thy former mercies here renew;
here to our waiting hearts proclaim
the sweetness of thy saving name.

4 Here may we prove the power of prayer
to strengthen faith and sweeten care,
to teach our faint desires to rise,
and bring all heaven before our eyes.

5 Lord, we are few, but thou art near;
nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear:
O rend the heavens, come quickly down,
and make a thousand hearts thine own!

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, where'er thy people meet
• Author: William Cowper (1731-1800)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 57:15
  ;
  Matthew 18:20
  ;
  Acts 7:48-49
• Topic: Church: nature of; Jesus: Name; Prayer; Proper 12: Year C; Proper 18: Year A; The Fourth Sunday before Lent: Year A; The Third Sunday of Lent: Year A

Tune Information

• Name: WAREHAM
• Composer (descant): Sydney Hugo Nicholson (1875-1947)
• Composer: William Knapp (1698-1768)
• Meter: LM
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Adaptation: (c), The Royal School of Church Music, 19 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EB. All rights reserved.
• Notes: Harmonised by Compilers of Hymns Ancient & Modern, Second Edition, 1875; A version in a higher key is found at 583.