Scripture Verse

Lord, it is good for us to be here. Matthew 17:4

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Pure Gold, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry & W. How­ard Doane (New York: Big­low & Main, 1871), num­ber 153, alt.

Music: Por­tu­guese Hymn, at­trib­ut­ed to John F. Wade (1711–1786) (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

We thank Thee, our Fa­ther,
For all we have heard,
For ev­ery sweet pro­mise
Contained in Thy Word;
And O, with Thy Spir­it
To com­fort and cheer,
How oft we have felt
It is good to be here,
How oft we have felt
It is good to be here.

Dismiss us, we pray,
O Lord with Thy bless­ing,
From thoughts that are sin­ful,
O keep us this day;
Now co­ver us all with
The shade of Thy wing,
While still in Thy pre­sence
This chor­us we sing,
While still in Thy pre­sence
This chor­us we sing.