Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#137

137. Where high the heavenly temple stands

1 Where high the heavenly temple stands,
The house of God not made with hands,
A great High-Priest our nature wears,
The Saviour of mankind appears.

2 He who for men their surety stood,
And pour'd on earth His precious Blood,
Pursues in heav'n His mighty plan,
The Saviour and the Friend of man.

3 Though now ascended up on high,
He bends on earth a brother’s eye;
Partaker of the human name,
He knows the frailty of our frame.

4 In every pang that rends the heart
The Man of Sorrows had a part;
He sympathizes with our grief,
And to the sufferer sends relief.

5 With boldness therefore at the throne
Let us make all our sorrows known,
And ask the aids of heav'nly power
To help us in the evil hour.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Where high the heavenly temple stands
• Author: Michael Bruce (cir. 1784)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: The Kingdom and Glory of Christ

Tune Information

• Name: SAXBY
• Composer: Timothy R. Matthews (1883)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major