ELHB Hymn 128
With joy we hail the sacred day
Harriet Auber (1829)
Hymn Text
128. With joy we hail the sacred day
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1 With joy we hail the sacred day
Which we have called God's own;
With joy the summons we obey
To worship at His throne.
Which we have called God's own;
With joy the summons we obey
To worship at His throne.
2 Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair!
As here Thy servants throng
To breathe the humble, fervent prayer,
And pour the choral song.
As here Thy servants throng
To breathe the humble, fervent prayer,
And pour the choral song.
3 Spirit of grace, O deign to dwell
Within Thy Church below;
Make her in holiness excel,
With pure devotion glow.
Within Thy Church below;
Make her in holiness excel,
With pure devotion glow.
4 Let peace within her walls be found;
Let all her sons unite
To spread with holy zeal around
Her clear and shining light.
Let all her sons unite
To spread with holy zeal around
Her clear and shining light.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #128