Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:20
Words: Thomas Hastings, in Songs for the Sanctuary, edited by Charles S. Robinson (New York: A. S. Barnes, 1865), number 863, alt.
Music: Southport (Kingsley) George Kingsley, in Songs for the Sanctuary, by Charles S. Robinson (New York: A. S. Barnes, 1865), page 268 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Kingsley (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Wherever two or three may meet,
To worship in Thy name,
Bending beneath Thy mercy-seat,
This promise they may claim:
Jesus in love will condescend
To bless the hallowed place;
The Savior will Himself attend,
And show His smiling face.
What bright assurance! Gracious Lord,
Fountain of peace and love,
Fulfill to us Thy precious word,
Thy loving-kindness prove.
Now to our God—the Father, Son,
And Holy Spirit, sing!
With praise to God, the Three in One,
Let all creation ring.