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Text:O Thou, Whose Own Vast Temple
Author:William Cullen Bryant
Tune:ST. ANNE
Composer:William Croft

346. O Thou, Whose Own Vast Temple

1 O Thou, whose own vast temple stands
Built over earth and sea,
Accept the walls that human hands
Have raised to worship Thee.

2 Lord, from Thine inmost glory send,
In these walls to abide,
The peace that dwelleth without end
Serenely by Thy side.

3 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm,
And pure devotion rise,
While round these hallowed walls the storm
Of earth-born passion dies.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O Thou, whose own vast temple stands
Title: O Thou, Whose Own Vast Temple
Author: William Cullen Bryant (1835)
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1957
Scripture: ;
Tune Information
Name: ST. ANNE
Composer: William Croft (1708)
Meter: C. M.
Key: C Major



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