O Lord of Hosts, All Heaven Possessing

O Lord of hosts

all Heav­en pos­sess­ing

Behold us from Thy sap­phire throne

In doubt and dark­ness dim­ly guess­ing

We might Thy glo­ry half have known;

But Thou in Christ hast made us Thine

And on us all Thy beau­ties shine.

Illumine all

dis­ci­ples

teach­ers

Thy law’s deep won­ders to un­fold;

With rev­er­ent hand let wis­dom’s preach­ers

Bring forth their trea­sures

new and old;

Let old­est

young­est

find in Thee

Of truth and love the bound­less sea.

Let faith still light the lamp of sci­ence

And know­ledge pass from truth to truth

And wis­dom

in its full re­li­ance

Renew the pri­mal awe of youth;

So ho­li­er

wis­er

may we grow

As time’s swift cur­rents on­ward flow.

Bind Thou our life in full­est un­ion

With all Thy saints from sin set free;

Uphold us in that blest com­mun­ion

Of all Thy saints on earth with Thee;

Keep Thou our souls

or there

or here

In migh­ti­est love

that casts out fear.