O Christ, Who Hast Prepared a Place

O Christ

who hast pre­pared a place

For us around Thy throne of grace

We pray Thee

lift our hearts ab­ove

And draw them with the cords of love.

Source of all good

Thou

gra­cious Lord

Art our ex­ceed­ing great re­ward;

How tran­si­ent is our pre­sent pain

How bound­less our eter­nal gain!

With op­en face and joy­ful heart

We then shall see Thee as Thou art:

Our love shall nev­er cease to glow

Our praise shall nev­er cease to flow.

Thy nev­er-fail­ing grace to prove

A sure­ty of Thine end­less love

Send down Thy Ho­ly Ghost

to be

The rais­er of our souls to Thee.