Text: | Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands |
Author: | William Cullen Bryant, 1794-1878 |
Tune: | MANCHESTER |
Composer: | Robert Wainwright, 1748-1782 |
1 Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands,
Built over earth and sea,
Accept the walls that human hands
Have raised to worship Thee!
2 Lord, from Thine inmost glory send,
Within these courts to bide,
The peace that dwelleth without end,
Serenely by Thy side!
3 May erring minds that worship here
Be taught the better way,
And they who mourn, and they who fear
Be strengthened as they pray.
4 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm,
And pure devotion rise,
While round these hallowed walls the storm
Of earthborn passion dies.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands |
Author: | William Cullen Bryant, 1794-1878 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | Church: Dedication of; Seasons and Occasions; Dedication: Of a Church |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MANCHESTER |
Composer: | Robert Wainwright, 1748-1782 |
Meter: | C.M. |
Key: | E♭ Major |