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Text:Thy Presence Here
Author:Anon.
Tune:MARLOW
Composer:John Chetham

423. Thy Presence Here

1 God of the universe, to thee
These sacred walls we rear;
And now, with songs and bended knee,
Invoke thy presence here.

2 When sad with care, by sin oppressed,
Here may the burdened soul
Beneath thy shelt'ring wing find rest;
Here make the wounded whole.

3 And when the last long Sabbath morn
Upon the just shall rise,
May all who own thee here, be borne
To mansions in the skies.

Text Information
First Line: God of the universe, to thee
Title: Thy Presence Here
Author: Anon.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Special Occasions: Dedication of Church
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: MARLOW
Composer: John Chetham
Meter: C. M.
Key: G Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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