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Let us go up to the house of the Lord.
Psalm 122:1.
Again our earthly cares we leave,
And to thy courts repair;
Again, with joyful feet, we come
To meet our Saviour here.
2 Within these walls let holy peace,
And love, and concord dwell;
Here give the troubled conscience ease,
The wounded spirit heal.
3 The feeling heart, the melting eye,
The humble mind, bestow:
And shine upon us from on high,
To make our graces grow.
4 May we in faith receive thy word,
In faith present our prayers,
And in the presence of our Lord,
Unbosom all our cares.
5 Show us some token of thy love,
Our fainting hope to raise,
And pour thy blessings from above,
That we may render praise.