Now Before Thee, Lord, We Gather

Now be­fore Thee

Lord

we ga­ther

To re­ceive Thy pre­cious Word;

Let Thy grace in show­ers

O Fa­ther

On our parch­èd hearts be poured.

Send Thy Ho­ly Spir­it o’er us

With Thy quick’n­ing fire re­store us

At Thy ta­ble spread be­fore us

Fill our hun­ger­ing souls

dear Lord.

May Thy Word

to us now giv­en

Be re­tained in hearts con­trite;

On the nar­row way to Heav­en

Lead us in Thy per­fect light.

Hush

with­in us

all com­mo­tion

Silence each dis­turb­ing no­tion;

May we

Lord

with true de­vo­tion

Use this hour of grace aright.

Of the time may we av­ail us

When to seek us Thou art near;

Soon the day of grace may fail us

And no mes­sage more we hear.

Turn our minds to me­di­ta­tion

On our need of Thy sal­va­tion;

Urge on all Thine in­vi­ta­tion—

To our pray­er in­cline Thine ear.