A Selection of Hymns: from the best authors, intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watt's psalms and hymns. (1st Am. ed.) CCCXXXIX. Great God, thy watchful care we bless

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CCCXXXVIII

A Selection of Hymns‎#CCCXXXIX

CCCXL

Text:	On opening a place of Worship
Author:	Dr. Doddridge

1 Great God, thy watchful care we bless,
Which guards our synagogues in peace;
Nor dare tumultuous foes invade,
To fill the worshippers with dread.

2 These walls we to thy honor raise,
Long may they echo to thy praise:
And thou, descending, fill the place
With choicest tokens of thy grace.

3 Here let the great Redeemer reign
With all the graces of his train;
While power divine his word attends,
To conquer foes, and cheer his friends.

4 And in the great decisive day,
Then God the nations shall survey;
May it before the world appear
That crowds were born to glory here.

Text Information
First Line:	Great God, thy watchful care we bless
Title:	On opening a place of Worship
Author:	Dr. Doddridge
Meter:	L. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1792
Topic:	Worship: Public Worship; Public Religion
Notes:	Public Domain.