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484 ~ O Bow Thine Ear

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O bow Thine ear, Eternal One! On Thee each heart adoring calls; To Thee the followers of Thy Son Have raised, and now devote, these walls.

2

Here let Thy holy days be kept; And be this place to worship given, Like that bright spot where Jacob slept, The house of God, the gate of heaven.

3

Here may Thine honor dwell; and here As incense, let Thy children's prayer, From contrite hearts and lips sincere, Rise on the still and holy air.

4

Here be Thy praise devoutly sung, Here let Thy truth beam forth to save As when of old Thy Spirit hung On wings of light o'er Jordan's wave.