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On entering a Place of Worship.

Be present, Lord, in this thy house,
The place thou call'st the house of prayer;
O come and meet thy willing spouse,
Who meekly waits thy coming there.
If we are darkness, thou art light,
Thy word our light in darkness be,
So shall we bless the wond'rous sight,
And joy to find it's hope in thee.
The place, the work, the worship's thine;
Thine, Lord, the kingdom and the pow'r!
O make our hearts thy spirit's shrine,
And thine's the praise for evermore!