To Thy temple I repair; <br />Lord, I love to worship there <br />When within the veil I meet <br />Christ before the mercy seat. <br /> <br />I through Him am reconciled, <br />I through Him become Thy child. <br />Abba, Father, give me grace <br />In Thy courts to seek Thy face. <br /> <br />While Thy glorious praise is sung, <br />Touch my lips, unloose my tongue, <br />That my joyful soul may bless <br />Christ the Lord, my Righteousness. <br /> <br />While the prayers of saints ascend, <br />God of Love, to mine attend. <br />Hear me, for Thy Spirit pleads; <br />Hear, for Jesus intercedes. <br /> <br />While I hearken to Thy law, <br />Fill my soul with humble awe <br />Till Thy Gospel bring to me <br />Life and immortality. <br /> <br />While Thy ministers proclaim <br />Peace and pardon in Thy Name, <br />Through their voice, by faith, may I <br />Hear Thee speaking from the sky. <br /> <br />From Thy house when I return, <br />May my heart within me burn, <br />And at evening let me say, <br />“I have walked with God today."<br /><br />James Montgomery<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-the-temple-i-repair/
