Classic Poem

1. O for the happy hour When God will hear our
2. We meet, we sing, we pray; We listen to the
cry, And send, with a reviving power, His Spirit
word In vain; we see no cheering ray, No cheering
from on high, His Spirit from on high.
voice is heard, No cheering voice is heard.

3. Our prayers are faint and dull,
And languid all our songs;
When once with joy our hearts were full,
And rapture tuned our tongues,
And rapture tuned our tongues.

4. While many crowd thy house,
How few around thy board
Meet to record their solemn vows,
And bless thee as their Lord!
And bless thee as their Lord!

5. Thou, thou alone can'st give
Thy gospel sure success;
Can'st bid the dying sinner live
Anew in holiness,
Anew in holiness.

6. Come, then, with power divine,
Spirit of life and love:
Then shall our people all be thine,
Our church, like that above,
Our church, like that above.