O God, Unseen Yet Ever Near

Verse 1

O God, unseen yet ever near, thy presence may we feel; and, thus inspired with holy fear, before thine altar kneel.

Verse 2

Here may thy faithful people know the blessings of thy love, the streams that through the desert flow, the manna from above.

Verse 3

We come, obedient to thy word, to feast on heavenly food; our meat the body of the Lord, our drink his precious blood.

Verse 4

Thus may we all thy word obey, for we, O God, are thine; and go rejoicing on our way, renewed with strength divine.