Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.
Psalm 100:4
Words: Charles A. Holmes, in The Voice of Praise, edited by Lincoln Hall, C. Austin Miles & Irvin H. Mack (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hall-Mack, 1904), number 3.
Music: J. Lincoln Hall (🔊 pdf nwc).
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Within Thy courts, O Lord,
We sing in hallowed lays
The wonders of Thy majesty,
The glory of Thy praise.
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Within Thy courts, O Lord of Hosts,
We sing the goodness of Thy grace,
And praise Thy wondrous love.
The high and lofty heav’ns
Are Thine eternal place,
But every lowly, contrite heart,
Thou visitest with grace.
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Thy kingdom is within
The life that lives for Thee;
Thy temple is within the heart
That’s kept in purity.
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