3 Deliverer, come! we open wide Our hearts to thee; here, Lord, abide! Let all thy glorious presence feel; Thou—King of saints! thyself reveal. 686 L. M. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house. Psalm 84:4. How pleasant, how divinely fair, Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! With long desire my spirit faints To meet the assemblies of thy saints. 2 My soul would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God; My God! my King! why should I be So far from all my joys and thee! 3 Blest are the souls who find a place Within the temple of thy grace; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion’s gate; God is their strength, and through the road, They lean upon their Helper, God. 687 L. M. The living temple. O Father! with protecting care, Meet us in this, our house of prayer; Assembled in thy sacred name, Thy promised blessing here we claim. 2 But chiefest in the cleanséd breast, For ever let thy Spirit rest, And make the contrite heart to be A temple pure and worthy thee. 688 L. M. My soul longeth for the courts of the Lord. Psalm 84:2. Look from on high, great God, and see Thy saints lamenting after thee: We sigh, we languish, and complain; Revive thy gracious work again. 2 To-day thy cheering grace impart, Bind up and heal the broken heart; Our sins subdue, our souls restore, And let our foes prevail no more. 3 Thy presence in thy house afford, And bless the preaching of thy word, That sinners may their danger see, And now begin to mourn for thee. 689 C. M. Homage and devotion. With sacred joy we lift our eyes To those bright realms above, That glorious temple in the skies, Where dwells eternal Love. 2 Before the gracious throne we bow Of heaven’s almighty King; Here we present the solemn vow, And hymns of praise we sing. 3 O Lord, while in thy house we kneel, With trust and holy fear, Thy mercy and thy truth reveal, And lend a gracious ear. 4 With fervor teach our hearts to pray, And tune our lips to sing; Nor from thy presence cast away The sacrifice we bring. 690 C. M. Lift thou the light of thy countenance, etc. Psalm 4:6 Within thy house, O Lord, our God, In glory now appear; Make this a place of thine abode, And shed thy blessings here.