Hymnal: Christian Psalms and Hymns
Date: 1839
Compiler: Walter Scott and Silas Leonard
Publisher/Printer: A S Tilden
First Line: I love thy kingdom Lord
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: SM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 685
Page Number: 405, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsI love thy kingdom Lord,
The house of thine abode,
The church our blest Redeemer sav'd,
With his own precious blood
I love thy church, O God!
Her walls before thee stand,
Dear as the apple of thine eye,
And graven on thy hand.
For her my tears shall fall:
For her my prayers ascend;
To her my cares and toils be given,
Till toils and cares shall end.
Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways,
Her sweet communion, solemn vows,
Her hymns of love and praise.
Jesus, thou friend divine,
Our Savior and our King,
Thy hand from every snare and foe,
Shall great deliverance bring.
Sure as thy truth shall last,
To Zion shall be given
The brightest glories earth can yield,
And brighter bliss of heaven.