The Dwelling Place of God

God dwells in Heav’n: He rules ab­ove

In ev­er­last­ing might

Beyond where stars their cours­es move

In un­cre­at­ed light.

God dwells in hell: His ven­geance there

Gleams through the black ab­ode;

The realms of ang­uish and des­pair

Confess the pre­sent God.

God dwells on earth; and all around

We view His won­drous pow­er;

His ter­rors in the thun­der sound

His mer­cies in the show­er.

When man erects a house of pray­er

There God re­sides with­in

To wit­ness ev­ery fee­ling there

And par­don ev­ery sin.

But most of all the Lord re­sides

Within a hum­ble mind;

The worth that mo­dest mer­it hides

His grace is sure to find.

By pi­ous men He may be found

And ev­ery­where ad­ored;

Where’er they tread is ho­ly ground

A tem­ple to the Lord.

O

let me find Thee ev­ery­where—

Around me

and with­in!

Be ev­ery day a day of pray­er

And pure from ev­ery sin.