Great Our Joy as Now We Gather

1Great our joy as now we gather
Where the Master makes us one:
Where we worship God the Father
Thro' the Son.

2Precious is the tie that binds us
To our God when faith grows cold;
Precious He who loved all that now
He wants us to behold.

3May we learn from Christ's example
How to use this house of prayer:
He who loved and cleansed His temple
Wants us Long en-

4Lord, inspire us with Your vision
Of a world which Spirit still
Shall serve our safe ordered, scarce
be- gun!