DEDICATION OR RESTORATION OF A CHURCH
DEDICATION OR RESTORATION OF A CHURCH
ALL things are thine; no gift have we,
Lord of all gifts, to offer thee:
And hence with grateful hearts to-day
Thine own before thy feet we lay.
2 Thy will was in the builders' thought;
Thy hand unseen amidst us wrought;
Through mortal motive, scheme and plan,
Thy wise eternal purpose ran.
3 In weakness and in want we call
On thee for whom the heavens are small;
Thy glory is thy children's good,
Thy joy thy tender Fatherhood
Unison. 4. O Father, deign these walls to bless;
Fill with thy love their emptiness,
And let their door a gateway be
To lead us from ourselves to thee.
For a Dedication Festival, or for a Special Service of Dedication, the following are also suitable:
- 450 O God, our help in ages past.
- 472 Pray that Jerusalem may have.
- 489 The Church's one foundation.
- 508 We love the place, O God.
- 533 Now thank we all our God.
- 534 Praise the Lord of heaven; praise him in the height.
- 535 Praise the Lord! ye heavens, adore him.
- 536 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty.
- 537 Rejoice to-day with one accord.
- 544 O Faith of England, taught of old.
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