Lord of Hosts, to Thee We Raise

Lord of Hosts

to Thee we raise

Here a house of pray­er and praise;

Thou Thy peo­ple’s hearts pre­pare

Here to meet for praise and pray­er.

Let the liv­ing here be fed

With Thy Word

the heav­en­ly bread

Here

in hope of glo­ry blessed

May the dead be laid to rest.

Here to Thee a tem­ple stand

While the sea shall gird the land;

Here re­veal Thy mer­cy sure

While the sun and moon en­dure.

Hallelujah!—earth and sky

To the joy­ful sound re­ply;

Hallelujah!—hence as­cend

Prayer and praise till time shall end.