Scripture Verse

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. Psalm 15:1–2

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 26.

Music: In­no­cents The Par­ish Choir, 1850. Har­mo­ny by Will­iam H. Monk, 1861 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William H. Monk (1823–1889)

Lyrics

Who, O Lord, shall dwell with Thee
In the tem­ple of Thy grace?
Who Thy con­stant guest shall be
In Thy high and ho­ly place?

He who walks in right­eous­ness,
All his act­ions just and clear;
He whose words the truth ex­press,
Spoken from a heart sin­cere.

He to whom does not be­long
Tongue of ma­lice or de­ceit;
Who will not his neigh­bor wrong,
Nor a slan­dero­us tale repeat.

Who the wick­ed man will spurn,
Honor those that fear the Lord;
Nor will from his pro­mise turn
Though but loss be his re­ward.

Who no usu­ry will claim,
Nor with bribes pol­lute his hand;
He who thus his life shall frame
Shall un­moved for­ev­er stand.