1. This house we dedicate to thee,Our God, our fathers’ God.Wilt thou accept and deign to blessThe path our feet have trod?
2. Wilt thou thy servants here inspireWhen in thy name they speak?And wilt thou bless each contrite soul,Who here thy face doth seek?
3. Here may our sons and daughters comeAnd find that peace which swellsFrom grateful hearts, when touch’d by theeWherein thy Spirit dwells!
4. And may pollution ne’er have placeWithin this shrine we give;And in it through the years to come,Awake the dead to live;
5. Live to thy kingdom; live to theeWhile life shall pass away;Then greet again with praise and song,In heav’n’s eternal day.