Recall how David swore

Recall how David swore

“I’ll not come into my house

Nor go up to my bed

Give slumber to mine eyelids

Until I find a place for Thee

A place

O Lord

for Thee.”

Our mighty God desires a home

Where all His own may come.

How blinded we have been

Shut in with what concerns us;

While God’s house lieth waste—

Lord

break through

overturn us;

We’ll go up to the mountain

Bring wood and build the house;

We’ll never say

“Another day!”

It’s time! We’ll come and build!

O Lord

against these days

Inspire some for Your building

Just as in David’s day—

A remnant who are willing

To come and work in Your house

Oh

what a blessed charge!

Your heart’s desire

is our desire—

We come

O Lord

to build.

Within those whom You’d call

Put such a restless caring

For building to give all—

These times are for preparing;

The gates of hell cannot prevail

Against the builded Church!

The hours are few

the builders too—

Lord

build

O build in us!