423 THEODORA 7.7.7.7 George F. Handel 1. On this stone, now laid with prayer,Let thy church rise,strong and fair; 643 bb4 Ever, Lord, thy name be known, Where we lay this cor ner - stone. 2 Let thy holy Child, who came 4 Open wide, O God, thy door, 5 By wise master-builders squared, HENDON 7.7.7.7 Abraham Henri Cæsar Malan 1. Lord of hosts to thee we raise Here a house of pray'r and praise; Thou thy people's 2 hearts pre-pare, Here to meet for praise and pray'r,Here to meet for praise and pray'r. 2 One the light of God's own presence, 3 One the strain the lips of thousands O'er his ransomed people shed, Chasing far the gloom and terror, Brightening all the path we tread: One the object of our journey, One the faith which never tires, One the earnest looking forward, One the hope our God inspires. 425 (EVAN) C. M. Lift as from the heart of one; One the conflict, one the peril, One the march in God begun : One the gladness of rejoicing On the far eternal shore, Where the one Almighty Father Reigns in love for evermore. S. Baring-Gould, tr. I How sweet, how heavenly is the sight, 3 When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, When those who love the Lord In one another's peace delight, And so fulfil his word! Our wishes all above, Each can his brother's failings hide, And show a brother's love! 2 When each can feel his brother's sigh, 4 Love is the golden chain that binds And with him bear a part! When sorrow flows from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart. The happy souls above; And he's an heir of heaven who finds His bosom glow with love. |