Be in Our Midst Today

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We haste to thy temple, O Father

Author: Mrs. L. M. Beal Bateman
Tune: [We haste to Thy temple, O Father]
Published in 7 hymnals

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1 We haste to Thy temple, oh, Father!
We long for Thy presence to-day;
As thirst panting harts by the wayside
Delight by the waters to stray.

Chorus:
Greet with Thy presence Thy children, Lord,
Grant us the promise of Thy word;
Jesus, we need Thee on our way,
Be in our midst to-day.

2 We haste to Thy temple, oh, Father!
Our fast fading strength renew;
Bind up thou the wounded in spirit,
Our faith and our courage renew. [Chorus]

3 We haste to Thy temple, dear Father,
Smile down from Thy glory above;
We shall not grow weary well-doing,
If blest by Thy presence of love. [Chorus]

Source: The Morning Star: a collection of new sacred songs, for the Sunday school, prayer meeting, and the social circle #16

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Author: Mrs. L. M. Beal Bateman

Pseudonym: Grace Glenn; Lucinda M. Beal Bateman lived in Ionia, Michigan. She wrote A book of rhymes to suit the times published about 1886 by N. Chapin & Son (Chicago); Gleams of gold published about 1889, and The prohibition speaker: a collection of readings, recitations, dialogues, tableux and songs for temperance and prohibition entertainments published in 1889 by Filmore Bros. (Cincinnati). She married Zadoc Henry Bateman in 1875. They had one daughter, Grace. Dianne Shapiro, from "A book of rhymes to suit the times" and "The Genealogy of Dennis Bowen Caskey and Michelle Lynn Smith" (caskey-family.com/genhome, retrieved 7-1-2018) Go to person page >

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First Line:	We haste to thy temple, O Father
Title:	Be in Our Midst Today
Author:	Mrs. L. M. Beal Bateman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Greet with Thy presence Thy children, Lord
Copyright:	Public Domain