In His Temple Now Behold Him

In His tem­ple now be­hold Him

See the long ex­pect­ed Lord;

Ancient pro­phets had fore­told Him—

God has now ful­filled His word.

Now to praise Him

His re­deem­èd

Shall break forth with one ac­cord.

In the arms of her who bore Him

Virgin pure

be­hold Him lie

While his ag­èd saints ad­ore Him

Ere in faith and hope they die.

Hallelujah! Hal­le­lu­jah!

Lo

th’in­car­nate God most high.

Jesus

by Thy pre­sen­ta­tion

Thou

who didst for us en­dure

Make us see our great sal­va­tion

Seal us with Thy pro­mise sure.

And pre­sent us in Thy glo­ry

To Thy Fa­ther

cleansed and pure.

Prince and Au­thor of sal­va­tion

Be Thy bound­less love our theme!

Jesus

praise to Thee be giv­en

By the world Thou didst re­deem.

With the Fa­ther and the Spir­it

Lord of ma­jes­ty su­preme!