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Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Come to the house of pray'r (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book

Date: 1865

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern

First Line: Come to the house of pray'r

Topic: The Church/Prayer and Social Meetings

Writer: E Taylor

Composer:

Meter: SM

Tune:

Hymn Number: 570

Page Number: 345, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

Come to the house of pray'r,

O thou afflicted, come;

The God of peace shall meet thee there;

He makes that house his home.



Come to the house of praise,

Ye who are happy now;

In sweet accord your voices raise,

In kindred homage bow.



Ye aged, hither come.

For you have felt his love;

Soon shall your trembling tonges be dumb,

Your lips forget to move.



Ye young, before his throne

Come, bow; your voices raise;

Let not your heats his praise disown

Who gives the pow'r to praise.



Thou, whose benignant eye

In mercy looks on all,-

Who see'st the tear of misery,

And hear'st the mourner's call-



Up to thy dwelling-place

Bear our frail spirits on,

Till they outstrip time's tardy pace,

And heav'n on earth be won.