1 On this stone now laid with prayer
Let Thy church rise strong and fair;
Ever, Lord, Thy Name be known,
Where we lay this corner-stone.
2 Let Thy holy Child, who came
Man from error to reclaim,
And for sinners to atone,
Bless, with Thee, this corner-stone.
3 May Thy Spirit here give rest
To the heart by sin oppressed,
And the seeds of truth be sown,
Where we lay this corner-stone.
4 Open wide, O God, Thy door,
For the outcast and the poor,
Who can call no house their own,
Where we lay this corner-stone.
5 By wise master-builders squared,
Here be living stones prepared
For the temple near Thy throne,
Jesus Christ its Corner-stone.
Amen.
Source: The Hymnal and Order of Service #274