We Hail Thee Now, O Jesu

We hail Thee now

O Je­su

Upon Thine al­tar-throne

Though sight and touch have failed us

And faith per­ceives alone!

Thy love has veiled Thy God­head

And hid Thy power di­vine

In mer­cy to our weak­ness

Beneath an earth­ly sign.

We hail Thee now

O Je­su;

In si­lence hast Thou come;

For all the hosts of Heav­en

With won­der­ment are dumb;

So great the con­des­cen­sion

So mar­vel­ous the love

Which for our sakes

O Sav­ior

Have drawn Thee from ab­ove.

We hail Thee now

O Je­su;

For law and type have ceased

And Thou in each com­mun­ion

Art sac­ri­fice and priest;

We make this great me­mor­ial

In un­ion

Lord

with Thee

And plead Thy death and pass­ion

To cleanse and set us free.

We hail Thee now

O Je­su;

For death is draw­ing near

And in Thy pre­sence on­ly

Its ter­rors dis­ap­pear.

Dwell with us

sweet­est Sav­ior

And guide us through the night

Till sha­dows end in glo­ry

And faith be lost in sight.