The Bond of Love

Verse 1

Praise waits in Zion, Lord for Thee: Thy saints adore Thy holy name; Thy creatures bend the obedient knee, And humbly now Thy presence claim.

Verse 2

Eternal Source of truth and light. To Thee we look, on Thee we call; Lord, we are nothing in Thy sight, But Thou to us art all in all.

Verse 3

Still may Thy children in Thy word Their common trust and refuge see; O bind us to each other, Lord, By one great bond, – the love of Thee.

Verse 4

Here, at the portal of Thy house, We leave our mortal hopes and fears; Accept our prayers and bless our vows, And dry our penitential tears.

Verse 5

So shall our sun of hope arise, With brighter and still brighter ray, Till Thou shalt bless our longing eyes With beams of everlasting day. AMEN.