Sunday's Hymn: Jesus, Where'er Thy People Meet

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.

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

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

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.

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.

—William Cowper

Two tunes for this one:

Other hymns, worship songs, or quotes for this Sunday:

• Goodnight till then at Tried With Fire
• Who Made an End to All My Sin at The Outspoken Tulip
• Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee at The Happy Wonderer
• What Wondrous Love Is This? at Everyday Doxology
• Lord’s Day 40, 2018 at The Thirsty Theologian

Sunday's Hymn: Lord of the Worlds Above

Lord of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy love,
Thine earthly temples, are:
To thine abode my heart aspires,
With warm desires to see my God.

O happy souls that pray
Where God appoints to hear!
O happy men that pay
Their constant service there!
They praise thee still; and happy they
That love the way to Zion’s hill.

They go from strength to strength,
Through this dark vale of tears,
Till each arrives at length,
Till each in heav’n appears:
O glorious seat, where God, our King,
Shall thither bring our willing feet!

God is our Sun and Shield,
Our Light and our Defense;
With gifts his hands are filled;
We draw our blessings thence.
Thrice happy he, O God of hosts,
Whose spirit trusts alone in thee.

—Isaac Watts

This is the usual tune for this hymn.

This one is composed by Ben Allaway and sung by the St. Olaf Choir.

Other hymns, worship songs, or quotes for this Sunday:

• Firm Foundations Last Forever at The Outspoken Tulip
• Let the Gospel Light Shine Out at The Happy Wonderer
• My Heart Is Filled With Thankfulness at The Upward Call
• And Can It Be? at Everyday Doxology
• Lord’s Day 39, 2018 at The Thirsty Theologian

Sunday's Hymn: We Gather Together

We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
He chastens and hastens his will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing:
Sing praises to his Name; he forgets not his own.

Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning:
Thou, Lord, wast at our side: all glory be thine!

We all do extol thee, thou Leader triumphant,
And pray that thou still our Defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation:
Thy Name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!

Other hymns, worship songs, or quotes for this Sunday:

• Speak, O Lord at The Upward Call
• Behold Our God at Everyday Doxology
• Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 37, 2018 at The Thirsty Theologian