The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#480

480. For thee, O God, our constant praise

1 For Thee, O God, our constant praise
In Sion waits, Thy chosen seat;
Our promised altars there we'll raise,
And all our zealous vows complete.

2 Thou, Who to every humble prayer
Dost always bend Thy listening ear,
To Thee shall all mankind repair,
An at Thy gracious throne appear.

3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain
To stop Thy flowing mercy try;
Whilst Thou o'erlook'st the guilty stain,
And washest out the crimson dye.

4 Blest is the man who, near Thee placed,
Within Thy sacred dwelling lives!
'Tis there abundantly we taste
The vast delights Thy temple gives.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For thee, O God, our constant praise
• Title: For thee, O God, our constant praise
• Author: N. Tate (1698)
• Author: N. Brady (1698)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Notes: Tune name in index: LUTON

Tune Information

• Name: [For thee, O God, our constant praise]
• Composer: Stanley Burder
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: D Major