Thanks, Fa­ther, that again our feet
These sacred courts may press;
Oh, let Thy Spi­rit with us meet,
And all our efforts bless.

How feeble, Lord, the noblest song
Our youthful hearts can raise!
Be Thou the theme, and sweet and strong
Shall swell our hymn of praise.

Thy hand, through all our days and years
Has been our shield and guide;
Through light and shade, through smiles and tears,
What could we need beside?

And to Thy love, Thy sacred care,
The future hours we give,
All hallowed by the breath of prayer,
Since by that breath we live.

O blessèd Sav­ior! in Thy name
Let prayer and praise be giv’n,
And safely, from this mortal frame,
Conduct our souls to Heav’n!