Open now Thy gates of beauty,
Zion,
let me enter there
Where
my soul in joyful duty
Waits
for God who answers prayer.
Oh,
how blessed is this place,
Filled
with solace, light, and grace!
2
Gracious
God, I come before Thee;
Come
Thou also unto me;
Where
we find Thee and adore Thee,
There
a heav’n on earth must be.
To
my heart, oh, enter Thou,
Let
it be Thy temple now!
3
Here
Thy praise is gladly chanted,
Here
Thy seed is duly sown;
Let
my soul, where it is planted,
Bright
forth precious sheaves alone.
So
that all I hear may be
Fruitful
unto life in me.
4
Thou
my faith increase and quicken,
Let
me keep Thy gift divine;
How
so e’er temptation thicken
May
Thy Word still o’er me shine
As
my guiding star through life,
As
my comfort in all strife.
5
Speak,
O God, and I will hear Thee,
Let
Thy will be done indeed;
May
I, undisturbed, draw near Thee
While
Thou dost people feed
Here
of life the fountain flows;
Here
is balm for all our woes.