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Text:Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands
Author:William Cullen Bryant
Tune:ST. ANNE
Composer (probable):William Croft

476. Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands

1 Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands,
Built over earth and sea,
Accept the walls that human hands
Have raised, O God, to Thee.

2 And let the Comforter and Friend,
Thy Holy Spirit, meet
With those who here in worship bend
Before Thy mercy seat.

3 May they who err be guided here
To find the better way;
And they who mourn, and they who fear,
Be strengthened as they pray.

4 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm,
And hallowed wishes rise,
While round these peaceful walls the storm
Of earth-born passion dies.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands
Author: William Cullen Bryant (1820)
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: Special Seasons and Services: Dedication Services: Church; Dedication Services
Tune Information
Name: ST. ANNE
Composer (probable): William Croft (1708)
Meter: C. M.
Key: C Major
Source: "Supplement to the New Version"



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