Text: | Great King of glory, come |
Author: | Benjamin Francis |
Tune: | DARWALL |
Composer: | John Darwall |
1 Great King of glory, come,
And with thy favor crown
This temple as thy home,
This people as thine own;
Beneath this roof, O deign to show
How God can dwell with men below.
2 Here may thine ears attend
Our interceding cries,
And grateful praise ascend,
Like incense, to the skies;
Here may thy word melodious sound,
And spread celestial joys around.
3 Here may our unborn sons
And daughters sound thy praise,
And shine, like polished stones,
Through long-succeeding days;
Here, Lord, display thy saving power,
While temples stand and men adore.
4 Here may the listening throng
Receive thy truth in love;
Here Christians join the song
Of seraphim above,
Till all, who humbly seek thy face,
Rejoice in thy abounding grace.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Great King of glory, come |
Author: | Benjamin Francis |
Publication Date: | 1886 |
Topic: | The Church: Dedication |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DARWALL |
Composer: | John Darwall |
Meter: | H. M. |
Key: | D Major |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: #252 or 359. |