Common Praise ‎#492

492. Jesus, where'er thy people meet

1 Jesus, where'er thy people meet,
there they behold thy mercy-seat;
where'er they seek thee thou art found,
and every place is hallowed ground.

2 For thou, within no walls confined,
inhabitest the humble mind;
such ever bring thee when they come,
and, going, take thee to their home.

3 Dear Shepherd of thy chosen few,
thy former mercies here renew;
here to our waiting hearts proclaim
the sweetness of thy saving name.

4 Here may we prove the power of prayer
to strengthen faith and sweeten care,
to teach our faint desires to rise,
and bring all heaven before our eyes.

5 Lord, we are few, but thou art near;
nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear:
O rend the heavens, come quickly down,
and make a thousand hearts thine own!

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, where'er thy people meet
• Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Jeremiah 29:12-13
  ;
  Luke 12:32
  ;
  Matthew 7:7-8
  ;
  Matthew 18:20
  ;
  Psalm 144:5
  ;
  Revelation 22:12
  ;
  Revelation 22:20
  ;
  Isaiah 59:1
• Topic: Fourth Sunday Before Lent: Year A; Lent III: Year A; Proper 12: Year C; Proper 20: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: WAREHAM
• Composer: William Knapp, 1698-1768
• Meter: LM
• Key: A Major