God of the universe, to Thee
by Anonymous
Representative text
As printed in The Church Hymnal (1941), no. 486 — the newest hymnal carrying it.
Verse 1
God of the universe, to Thee These sacred walls we rear; And now, with songs and bended knee, Invoke Thy presence here.
Verse 2
Here let Thy love, Thy presence, dwell; Thy glory here make known; Thy people's home, o come and fill, And seal it as Thine own.
Verse 3
When sad with care, by sin oppressed, Here may the burdened soul Beneath Thy sheltering wing find rest; Here make the wounded whole.
Verse 4
And when the last long Sabbath morn Upon the just shall rise, May all who own Thee here, be borne To mansions in the skies.