Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#167

167. 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 ev'ry place is hallowed ground.

2 For you, within no walls confined,
are dwelling in the humble mind;
such ever bring you where they come,
and going, take you 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 pow'r of pray'r
to strengthen faith and sweeten care,
to teach our faint desires to rise,
and bring all heav'n before our eyes.

5 Lord, we are few, but you are near;
nor short your arm, nor deaf your ear;
O rend the heav'ns, come quickly down,
and make a thousand hearts your own.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, where'er your people meet
• Title: Jesus, Where'er Your People Meet
• Author: William Cowper (1769; alt. 1990; mod.)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 57:15
  ;
  Isaiah 66:1-2
  ;
  Matthew 18:20
• Topic: Christ: Abiding with Believers; Election; Mercy Seat; Opening of Worship; Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: WARRINGTON
• Composer: Ralph Harrison (1784)
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: A Major