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Text:We love your house, O God
Author:Henry Williams Baker, 1821-1877
Author:William Bullock, 1798-1874
Tune:QUAM DILECTA
Composer:Henry Lascelles Jenner, 1820-1898

428. We love your house, O God

1 We love your house, O God,
the place where honour dwells;
the joy of your abode
all earthly joy excels.

2 We love the house of prayer,
where you your servants greet,
for you, O Lord, are there,
and with your chosen meet.

3 We love the word of life,
the word that tells of peace,
of comfort in the strife,
and joys that never cease.

4 We love to sing below
of mercies freely given,
but how we long to know
the triumph-song of heaven!

5 Lord Jesus, give us grace
on earth to love you more,
in heaven to see your face,
and with your saints adore.

Text Information
First Line: We love your house, O God
Title: We love your house, O God
Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821-1877 (alt.)
Author: William Bullock, 1798-1874 (alt.)
Meter: 6 6 6 6
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture:
Topic: God: Presence of; Heaven; Prayer / Prayers / Poems (3 more...)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: QUAM DILECTA
Composer: Henry Lascelles Jenner, 1820-1898
Meter: 6 6 6 6
Key: F Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



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