Text:Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling Place
Tune:ST. CATHERINE
Alterer:James G. Walton
Composer:Henri F. Hemy

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:
Topic: Aspiration; Commitment; God: Eternity and Power (3 more...)
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



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