The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7563

7563. We Leave Thy House, but Leave Not Thee

1. We leave Thy house, but leave not Thee,
For Thou wilt ever with us be;
For time nor space can us divide,
Or take us from our Shepherd’s side.

2. Thy flock we are: Thy house our fold
Where we together Thee behold;
Yet, when we scatter o’er life’s fields,
Thy presence sweet communion yields.

3. The Upper Room has not decayed,
Each stone has now a million made;
In every land disciples meet,
And see Thy wounded hands and feet.

4. Though lamps go out, and home we turn,
We feel our hearts within us burn;
And, day far spent, the very street
Rings, like Emmaus, with Thy feet.

Text Information

• First Line: We leave Thy house, but leave not Thee
• Title: We Leave Thy House, but Leave Not Thee
• Author: Thomas Tiplady, 1882-1967
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHARNWOOD
• Composer: Charles Edward Moberly, 1820-1893
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 32255 65116 55433
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: Public Domain