To Thy Temple I Repair

Verse 1

To your temple I repair; Lord, I love to worship there, when within the veil I meet Christ before the mercy seat.

Verse 2

Thro' him I am reconciled, through him I become your child. Abba, Father, give me grace in your courts to seek your face.

Verse 3

While your glorious praise is sung, touch my lips, unloose my tongue, that my joyful soul may bless Christ the Lord, my righteousness.

Verse 4

While the pray'rs of saints ascend, God of love, to mine attend. Hear me, for your Spirit pleads; hear, for Jesus intercedes.

Verse 5

While I listen to your law, fill my heart with humble awe, let your gospel bring to me life and immortality.

Verse 6

While your minister proclaims peace and pardon in your name, by your grace, through faith, may I hear you speaking from the sky.

Verse 7

From your house when I return, may my heart within me burn, and at evening let me say, "I have walked with God today!"