Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Great God the followers of thy Son
Topic: Opening
Writer: H Ware
Composer: L Emerson
Meter: LM
Tune: Sessions
Hymn Number: 114
Page Number: 044, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsGREAT God, the followers of thy Son,
We bow before thy mercy-seat,
To worship thee, the holy One,
And pour our wishes at thy feet.
O grant thy blessing here to-day;
O give thy people joy and peace;
The tokens of thy love display,
And favors that shall never cease.
We seek the truth which Jesus brought,
His path of light we long to tread;
Here be his holy doctrine taught,
And here its purest influence shed.
May faith, and hope, and love abound,
Our sins and errors be forgiven;
And we, from day to day, be found
The sons of God and heirs of heaven.