Enter, and claim Thine own;

Receive the homage of our souls,
Erect Thy temple-throne.

mp 2 We ask no bright shekinah-cloud

To glorify the place;

Give, Lord, the substance of that sign-
A plenitude of grace.

mp 3 We rear no altar-Thou hast died;
We deck no priestly shrine;
What need have we of creature-aid?
The power to save is Thine.

Gently as comes the dew,

dim Here, entering, breathe on all around, p

"Peace, peace be unto you."

mf 5 No rushing, mighty wind we ask;
No tongues of flame desire;
Grant us the Spirit's quickening light,
His purifying fire.

f6 Light up this house with glory, Lord— The glory of that love

Which forms and saves a church below,
And makes a heaven above. Amen.
J. HARRIS,

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Built over earth and sea,

Accept the walls that human hands

Have raised to worship Thee.

mp 2 Lord, from Thine inmost glory send, Within these courts to 'bide,

The peace that dwelleth, without end,
Serenely by Thy side.

Be taught the better way;

And they who mourn, and they who fear,
Be strengthened as they pray.

mf 4 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm,

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And pure devotion rise, While round these hallowed walls the

Of earth-born passion dies. Amen.

W. C. BRYANT.

How joyful life might be,

If in Thy service every hour

We lived and moved with Thee! If youth in all its bloom and might

By Thee were sanctified, And manhood found its chief delight In working at Thy side.

mp 2 'Tis ne'er too late, while life shall last, A new life to begin;

'Tis ne'er too late to leave the past,
And break with self and sin.

cr And we this day, both old and young,
Would earnestly aspire

For hearts to nobler purpose strung,
And purified desire.

Thy service to pursue,

O may Thy Name henceforth be praised
By work more pure and true;
May child and teacher evermore
Come here with earnest heart,
And those who never worked before
Stand forth and bear their part.