1 O fearful place, where he who knows our heart
Lays bare our sins--O Lord, from us depart!
We cannot live where thou, the Holy, art.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 O house of God, where angel troops descend
From heaven to man and on his saints attend;
Here let us sing the song that knows no end:

3 O gate of heaven, where God's almighty Word,
Big with forgiveness, constantly is heard,
And God's elect to shouts of praise are stirred:

4 O Son of God, who diedst our life to win,
Here in this house we died thy death to sin,
And from the dead with thee have raisèd been.

5 Thy servants here took our young life in hand
And taught us all that thy love did command
And made us in thy Spirit's strength to stand.

6 Thy body given and thy blood outpoured
In bread and wine here we have tasted, Lord;
For this thy gift forever be adored!

7 O God Almighty, gracious Three in One,
In this thy house let praise to thee be done
Until we join in heaven's high unison:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.