862--Jesus, where'er Thy people meet,

Jesus, where'er Thy people meet,

862

	1.	Jesus, where'er Thy people meet,
		There they behold Thy mercy-seat;
		Where'er they seek Thee, Thou art
		found,
		With grace and mercy to abound.
	2.	For Thou, within no walls confined,
		Inhabitest the humble mind;
		Such ever bring Thee where they come,
		And going, take Thee to their home.
	3.	Dear Shepherd of Thy chosen few,
		Thy former mercies here renew;
		Here, to our waiting hearts, proclaim
		The sweetness of Thy saving Name.
	4.	Here may we prove the power of
		prayer
		To strengthen faith and sweeten care;
		To teach our faith desires to rise,
		And bring Thy light before our eyes.
	5.	Lord, we are few, but Thou art near;
		Nor short Thine arm, nor deaf Thine
		ear;
		Oh, rend the heavens, come quickly
		down,
		And make our waiting hearts Thine
		own.
	6.	Command Thy blessing in this hour;
		And as the Spirit full of pow'r
		With life and vision full this place,
		That all Thy purpose we may trace.
	7.	O Thou, our Head, our Life, our Guide,
		May nought in life or death divide
		The saints in Thy communion blessed,
		That all Thy fulness be expressed.