Thou in whose name the two or three
Thou, in whose Name the two or three
are met today to meet with thee,
fulfill to us thine own sure word,
and be thou here thyself, O Lord.
Today, our week, but now begun,
already half its course hath run;
to thee are known its toils and cares,
to thee its trials and its snares.
Thou by whose grace alone we live,
our oft-repeated sins forgive;
be thou our counsel, strength and stay,
through all the perils of our way.
Give thankful hearts thy gifts to share;
give steadfast wills thy cross to bear;
and when life's working days are past
give rest with all thy saints at last.
Words: John Ellerton, 1871
Music: Hesperus
Meter: LM
Website compiled by
Steve Benner
, 1999-2003 .
