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HYMN,
FOR THE OPENING OF A NEW SCHOOL
Unless the house be reared by Thee,
And Thou the city's keeper be,
O Lord! in vain we toil:
The first shall crumble in decay,
The last shall fall an easy prey,
And prove the robbers' spoil.
And Thou the city's keeper be,
O Lord! in vain we toil:
The first shall crumble in decay,
The last shall fall an easy prey,
And prove the robbers' spoil.
Thus have they thought and felt,
whose care
Hath sought this fabric to prepare,
Childhood to lead to Thee;
Though rank and wealth, with generous aim,
Have striven to glorify Thy name,
The blessing Thine must be!
Hath sought this fabric to prepare,
Childhood to lead to Thee;
Though rank and wealth, with generous aim,
Have striven to glorify Thy name,
The blessing Thine must be!
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Then hear from heaven, Thy dwelling-place,
Our grateful song, and give Thy grace
To crown this work of love;
That so the teachers, and the taught,
May for the Saviour's sake be brought
To meet in joy above!
Our grateful song, and give Thy grace
To crown this work of love;
That so the teachers, and the taught,
May for the Saviour's sake be brought
To meet in joy above!
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