O for the happy hour

Verse 1

O for the happy hour When God will hear our cry, And send, with a reviving power, His Spirit from on high.

Verse 2

We meet, we sing, we pray, We listen to the word, In vain--we see no cheering ray, No cheering voice is heard.

Verse 3

While many crowd Thy house, How few, around Thy board, Meet to record their solemn vows, And bless Thee as their Lord.

Verse 4

Thou, Thou alone canst give Thy gospel sure success, And bid the dying sinner live A new in holiness.

Verse 5

Come, with Thy power divine, Spirit of life and love; Then shall our people all be Thine, Our church like that above.