GRH 609 Be with Us, Gracious Lord

(1)
Be with us, gracious Lord, today;
This house we dedicate to Thee:
O hear Thy servants as they pray,
And let Thine ear attentive be!

(2)
Within these walls let holy peace,
Let love and truth be always found;
May burdened hearts find sweet release,
And souls with richest grace be crowned.

(3)
May here be heard the suppliant’s sigh,
The weary enter into rest;
Here may the contrite to Thee cry,
And waiting souls be richly blessed.

(4)
Make this, O Lord, Thine own abode;
Thy presence in these courts be giv’n;
Be this, indeed, the house of God,
And this in truth the gate of heav’n.