2. Yes, my God, I come before Thee, Come Thou also down to me; Where we find Thee and adore Thee, There a heaven on earth must be. In my heart, oh, enter Thou, Let it be Thy temple now. 3. Here Thy praise is gladly chanted, Here Thy seed is duly sown; Let my soul, where it is planted, Bring forth precious sheaves alone, So that all I hear may be Fruitful unto life in me. 4. Thou my faith increase and quicken, Let me keep Thy Gift divine, Howsoe’er temptations thicken; May Thy Word still o’er me shine, As my pole-star through my life, As my comfort in my strife. 5. Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee, Let Thy will be done indeed; May I undisturbed draw near Thee Whilst Thou dost Thy people feed. Here of life the fountain flows, Here is balm for all our woes. B. Schmolck, 1734; C. Winkworth, tr., 1862. 6 C. M. Lord, when we bend before Thy throne And our confessions pour, Teach us to feel the sins we own And hate what we deplore. 2. Our broken spirit pitying see, True penitence impart; Then let a kindling glance from Thee Beam hope upon the heart. 3. When our responsive tongues essay Their grateful hymns to raise, Grant that our souls may join the lay And mount to Thee in praise. 4. When we disclose our wants in prayer, May we our wills resign And not a thought our bosom share That is not wholly Thine. 5. May faith each meek petition fill And waft it to the skies And teach our hearts ’tis goodness still That grants it or denies. J. D. Carlyle, 1802. 7 7s Lord, we come before Thee now, At Thy feet we humbly bow; Oh, do not our suit disdain! Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain? 2. Lord, on Thee our souls depend; In compassion now descend, Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace, Tune our lips to sing Thy praise. 3. In Thine own appointed way Now we seek Thee, here we stay. Lord, we know not how to go Till a blessing Thou bestow. 4. Send some message from Thy Word That may joy and peace afford; Let Thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 5. Comfort those who weep and mourn, Let the time of joy return; Those that are cast down lift up, Strong in faith, in love, and hope. 6. Grant that those who seek may find Thee a God sincere and kind. Heal the sick, the captive free; Let us all rejoice in Thee. W. Hammond, 1745. 8 7s