Looking for the words of an old hymn beginning "In the presence of thy people" Email [e-mail]

Answer 1

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2. Here is an old hymn with a similar beginnining.

"Dear Shepherd of Thy People, Hear"
Words: John Newton, Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779).
Music: "Somerset," William Henry Hewlett (1837-1940)

Dear Shepherd of Thy people, hear;
Thy presence now display;
As Thou hast given a place for prayer,
So give us hearts to pray.

O Lord, our languid souls inspire,
For here, we trust, thou art!
Send down a coal of heav'nly fire,
To warm each waiting heart.

Show us some token of Thy love,
Our fainting hope to raise;
And pour Thy blessings from above,
That we may render praise.

Within these walls let holy peace
And love and concord dwell;
Here give the troubled conscience ease,
The wounded spirit heal.

The feeling heart, the melting eye,
The humble mind bestow;
And shine upon us from on high,
To make our graces grow!

May we in faith receive Thy Word,
In faith present our prayers;
And, in the presence of our Lord,
Unbosom all our cares.

And may the Gospel's joyful sound
Enforced by mighty grace,
Awaken many sinners round,
To come and fill the place.
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/d/e/dearshep.htm
http://www.blueletterbible.org/hymns/htm_d_e_dearshep.html

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