The Hymnbook ‎#88

88. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling Place

1 Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place
Through all the ages of our race;
Before the mountains had their birth
Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To everlasting our abode.

2 O teach Thou us to count our days
And set our hearts on wisdom's ways;
Turn, Lord, to us in our distress,
In pity now Thy servants bless;
Let mercy's dawn dispel our night,
And all our day with joy be bright.

3 O send the day of joy and light,
For long has been our sorrow's night;
Afflicted through the weary years,
We wait until Thy help appears;
With us and with our sons abide,
In us let God be glorified.

4 So let there be on us bestowed
The beauty of the Lord our God;
The work accomplished by our hand
Establish Thou, and make it stand;
Yea, let our hopeful labor be
Established evermore by Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place
• Title: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling Place
• Meter: 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90
• Topic: Aspiration; Commitment; God: Eternity and Power; God: Guide; God: Will, Doing His; God the Father: His Eternity and Power
• Source: The Psalter, 1912

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CATHERINE
• Composer: Henri F. Hemy (1865)
• Alterer: James G. Walton (1871)
• Meter: 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8.
• Key: G Major