Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:20
Words: Charles Wesley, Hymns and Sacred Poems 1749.
Music: Andrews John Black (1817–1871) (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good picture of Black (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
See, Jesus, Thy disciples see,
The promised blessing give!
Met in Thy name, we look to Thee,
Expecting, to receive.
Thee we expect, our faithful Lord,
Who in Thy name are joined;
We wait, according to Thy Word,
Thee in the midst to find.
With us Thou art assembled here,
But O Thyself reveal!
Son of the living God, appear!
Let us Thy presence feel.
Breathe on us, Lord, in this our day,
And these dry bones shall live;
Speak peace into our hearts, and say,
The Holy Ghost receive!
Whom now we seek, O may we meet!
Jesus, the Crucified,
Show us Thy bleeding hands and feet,
Thou who for us hast died.
Cause us the record to receive,
Speak, and the tokens show;
O be not faithless, but believe
In Me, who died for you!