The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#275

275. O Lord of Hosts, Whose Glory Fills

1 O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills
The bounds of the eternal hills,
And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands,
To dwell in temples made with hands!

2 Grant that all we who here today
Rejoicing this foundation lay,
May be in very deed Thine own,
Built on the precious Cornerstone.

3 Endue the creatures with Thy grace,
That shall adorn Thy dwelling-place;
The beauty of the oak and pine,
The gold and silver, make them Thine.

4 To Thee they all belong, to Thee
The treasures of the earth and sea;
And when we bring them to Thy throne,
We but present Thee with Thine own.

5 The heads that guide, endue with skill;
The hands that work, preserve from ill;
That we, who these foundations lay,
May raise the top-stone in its day.

6 Both now and ever, Lord, protect
The temple of Thine own elect;
Be Thou in them, and they in Thee,
O ever blessèd Trinity!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills
• Title: O Lord of Hosts, Whose Glory Fills
• Author: John Mason Neale (1844)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: The Church: Laying of Corner-stone; Names and Office of Christ: Corner-stone; Church, Corner-stone laying; Laying of Corner-Stone

Tune Information

• Name: OLD HUNDRETH
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Genevan Psalter, 1551