We Gather

We ga­ther

we ga­ther

Dear Je­sus

to bring

The breath­ings of love

’Mid the blos­soms of spring.

Our mak­er! Re­deem­er!

We grate­ful­ly raise

Our hearts and our voic­es

In hymn­ing Thy praise.

When stoop­ing to earth

From the bright­ness of Heav’n

Thy blood for our ran­som

So free­ly was giv’n.

Thou deigned­est to list­en

While child­ren ad­ored

With joy­ful ho­san­nas

The blessed of our Lord.

Those arms

which em­braced

Little child­ren of old

Still love to en­cir­cle

The lambs of the fold.

That grace which in­vit­ed

The wan­der­ing home

Hath nev­er for­bid­den

Thy young­est to come.

Hosanna! Ho­san­na!

Great Teach­er! we raise

Our hearts and our voic­es

In hymn­ing Thy praise

For pre­cept and pro­mise

So gra­cious­ly giv’n;

For bless­ing on earth

And glo­ries on Heav’n.