Gracious Lord, Remember David

Gracious Lord

re­me­mber Da­vid

How he made Thy house his care

How he vowed to seek no plea­sure

Till Thy house he should pre­pare.

Lord

re­mem­ber his de­vo­tion;

Restless in his courts he trod

Till he found a ha­bi­ta­tion

Fit for Is­ra­el’s migh­ty God;

Till he found a ha­bi­ta­tion

Fit for Is­ra­el’s migh­ty God.

Far away God’s ark was rest­ing

It is with His peo­ple now;

We will go in­to His tem­ple

At His foot­stool we will bow.

With the ark

Thy might re­veal­ing

Enter

Lord

in­to Thy rest;

Let Thy priests be clothed with jus­tice

Let Thy joy­ful saints be blest;

Let Thy priests be clothed with jus­tice

Let Thy joy­ful saints be blest.

Let the king be­hold Thy fa­vor

For Thy serv­ant Da­vid’s sake

Unto whom a sac­red pro­mise

Sure and faith­ful

Thou didst make.

If his child­ren keep Thy co­ve­nant

And Thy tes­ti­mo­ny own

Then

as Thou

O Lord

hast pro­mised

They shall sit up­on the throne;

Then

as Thou

O Lord

hast pro­mised

They shall sit up­on the throne.

Thou

the Lord

hast chos­en Zi­on

Thou hast ev­er loved her well;

This My rest­ing place for­ev­er

Here

Thou say’st

“I choose to dwell.

Surely I will bless and help her

Feed her poor

her saints make glad

And her priests shall stand be­fore Me

In sal­va­tion’s gar­ments clad;

And her priests shall stand be­fore Me

In sal­va­tion’s gar­ments clad.

I will cause the might of Da­vid

Ever more and more to grow;

On the path of Mine An­oint­ed

I will make a lamp to glow.

All His en­emies shall per­ish

I will cov­er them with shame;

But His crown shall ev­er flour­ish;

Blessèd be His ho­ly name;

But His crown shall ever flour­ish;

Blessèd be His ho­ly name.