Lord, before Thy presence come,

Bow we down with holy fear;

Call our erring footsteps home,

Let us feel that Thou art near.

Wandering thoughts and languid powers

Come not where devotion kneels;

Let the soul expand her stores,

Glowing with the joy she feels.

At the portals of Thine house,

We resign our earth-born cares;

Nobler thoughts our souls engross,

Songs of praise and fervent prayers.