O Church of Christ, our blest abode,
Celestial grace is thine;
Thou art the dwell­ing place of God,
The gate of joys di­vine.

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Where’er for me the sun may set,
Wherever I may dwell,
My heart shall ne­ver more for­get
Thy courts, Im­ma­nu­el.

O Church of Christ, O Church of Christ,
I came to thee for rest,
And found it more than earth­ly peace,
To be Im­ma­nu­el’s guest.

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Whene’er I come to thee in joy,
Whene’er I come in tears,
Still at the gate called Beau­ti­ful,
My ris­en Lord ap­pears.

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