God of the Universe

1God of the universe, to Thee These sacred walls we rear;
And now, with songs and bended knee,
Invoke Thy presence here.

2Here let Thy love,
Thy presence, dwell;
Thy glory here make known;
Thy people's home,
O come and fill,
And seal it as Thine own.

3When sad with care, by sin oppressed,
Here may the burdened soul Beneath Thy sheltering wing find rest;
Here make the wounded whole.

4And when the last long Sabbath morn Upon the just shall rise,
May all who own Thee here, be borne To mansions in the skies.