GREAT God, thy watchful care we bless, Which guards these sacred courts in...
Verse 1
GREAT God, thy watchful care we bless, Which guards these sacred courts in peace; Nor dare tumultuous foes invade, To fill thy worshippers with dread.
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These walls we to thy honour raise, Long may they echo to thy praise! And thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace.
Verse 3
And in the great decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, That crowds were born to glory here.
