Together in Song ‎#445

445. Jesus, where’er your people meet

1 Jesus, where'er your people meet
there they behold your mercy seat,
where'er they seek you, you are found
and every place is hallowed ground.

2 For you, within no walls confined,
are present in the humble mind;
such ever bring you where they come,
and, going, take your to their home.

3 Dear Shepherd of your chosen few,
your former mercies here renew;
here to our waiting hearts proclaim
the sweetness of your 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 you are near,
your arm can save, your ear can hear;
O rend the heavens, come quickly down,
and make a thousand hearts your own.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, where’er your people meet
• Author: Willam Cowper, 1731-1800 (alt.)
• Meter: 88.88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  Acts 17:22-28
  ;
  Exodus 3:5-16
  ;
  Isaiah 9:2-7
  ;
  Isaiah 57:14-15
  ;
  Isaiah 59:1
  ;
  Matthew 18:20
  ;
  Matthew 24:29-31
  ;
  Revelation 22:20
• Topic: Dedication of Church Buildgin; Fellowship in the Church; Invocation; Longing for God; Mercy of God; Mission/Sending; Name/s of Jesus; People of God; Prayer; Worship: Gathering

Tune Information

• Name: WAREHAM
• Composer: William Knapp, 1698-1768
• Meter: 88.88
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Later form of melody by Knapp
• Notes: A higher setting may be found at No. 124