Lord of Hosts, How Lovely Fair

Lord of Hosts

how love­ly fair

E’en on earth Thy tem­ples are;

Here Thy wait­ing peo­ple see

Much of Heav’n and much of Thee.

From Thy gra­cious pre­sence flows

Bliss that soft­ens all our woes;

While Thy Spir­it’s ho­ly fire

Warms our hearts with pure de­sire.

Here we sup­pli­cate Thy throne

Here Thou mak’st Thy glo­ries known;

Here we learn Thy right­eous ways

Taste Thy love and sing Thy praise.

Thus with fest­ive songs of joy

We our hap­py lives em­ploy;

Love

and long to love Thee more

Till from earth to Heav’n we soar.