Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#246

246. Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands

1 Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands,
Built over earth and sea,
Accept the walls that human hands
Have raised, O God, to thee.

2 And let the Comforter and Friend,
Thy Holy Spirit, meet
With those who here is worship bend
Before thy mercy-seat. A-men.

3 May they who err be guided here
To find 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 earth-born passion dies.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands
• Author: William Cullen Bryant, 1794 - 1878
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church: The House of God

Tune Information

• Name: LAMBETH
• Composer: Wilhelm A. F. Schulthes, 1816 - 79
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major