Hymns (1948), no. 176
This House We Dedicate to Thee

1. This house we dedicate to thee, Our God, our fathers’ God. Wilt thou accept and deign to bless The path our feet have trod?

2. Wilt thou thy servants here inspire When 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 come And find that peace which swells From grateful hearts, when touch’d by thee Wherein thy Spirit dwells!

4. And may pollution ne’er have place Within this shrine we give; And in it through the years to come, Awake the dead to live;

5. Live to thy kingdom; live to thee While life shall pass away; Then greet again with praise and song, In heav’n’s eternal day.