Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#279

279. O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills

1 O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills
The bounds of the eternal hills,
And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands,
To dwell in temples made of hands;

2 Grant that all we, who here to-day
Rejoicing this foundation lay,
May be in very deed Thine own,
Built on the precious Corner-stone.

3 The heads that guide endue with skill;
The hands that work preserve from ill;
That we, who these foundations lay,
May raise the topstone in its day.

4 Both now and ever, Lord, protect
The temple of Thine own elect;
Be Thou in them, and they in Thee,
O ever-blessed Trinity!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills
• Author: John M. Neale (1844)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Christ: Foundation; Church: Communion of Saints; Church: Foundation of; Churches: Corner-Stone laying

Tune Information

• Name: WAREHAM
• Composer: William Knapp
• Meter: L. M.