Trinity Hymnal ‎#309

309. Jesus, where'er thy people meet

1 Jesus, where'er thy people meet,
There they behold thy mercy-seat;
Where'er they seek thee, thou art found,
And ev'ry place is hallowed ground.

2 For thou, within no walls confined,
Inhabitest the humble mind;
Such ever bring thee where they come,
And going, take thee to their home.

3 Dear Shepherd of thy chosen few,
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of thy saving Name.

4 Here may we prove the pow'r of prayer
To strengthen faith and sweeten care,
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heav'n before our eyes.

5 Lord, we are few, but thou art near;
Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear;
O rend the heav'ns, come quickly down,
And make a thousand hearts thine own.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, where'er thy people meet
• Author: William Cowper (1769)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 57:15
  ;
  Matthew 18:20
• Topic: Christ: Abidng with Believers; The Church: The Lord's House; Election; Life; Mercy-seat; Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: WARRINGTON
• Composer: Ralph Harrison (1784)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major