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HYMN.
[Thy temple, Lord! creation stands]
Thy temple, Lord! creation stands,
Magnificently vast;
And o'er it Thine adorning hands
A roof of heaven have cast.
Magnificently vast;
And o'er it Thine adorning hands
A roof of heaven have cast.
And there, all sights and sounds proclaim
The glory of Thy power,
And preach Thine everlasting name
To every conscious hour!
The glory of Thy power,
And preach Thine everlasting name
To every conscious hour!
But though Thy temple be all space,
The heaven of heavens Thy throne,
Yet deign with condescending grace
This earthly fane to own.
The heaven of heavens Thy throne,
Yet deign with condescending grace
This earthly fane to own.
O here may vocal incense rise,
And songs of Zion sound;
And lowly hearts and lifted eyes
Thy Presence feel around.
And songs of Zion sound;
And lowly hearts and lifted eyes
Thy Presence feel around.
Salvation through the Blood of Him
Who conquer'd Death and Hell,
Assist us, O ye seraphim!
In strains like yours to tell.
Who conquer'd Death and Hell,
Assist us, O ye seraphim!
In strains like yours to tell.
And may thy living Gospel reign
Till sin and darkness flee,
And ransom'd Earth be pure again
As when it came from thee!
Till sin and darkness flee,
And ransom'd Earth be pure again
As when it came from thee!
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