Hymn

Lo! God is here let us adore

Metre 8.8.8.8.8.8.

Lo! God is here! let us adore,

And own how dreadful in this place!

Let all within us feel His power,

And silent bow before His face;

Who know His power, His grace who prove,

Serve Him with awe, with reverence love.

Lo! God is here! Him day and night

United choirs of angels sing;

To Him, enthroned above all height,

Heaven's host their noblest praises bring;

Disdain not, Lord, our meaner song,

Who praise Thee with a stammering tongue.

Gladly the toys of earth we leave,

Wealth, pleasure, fame, for Thee alone;

To Thee our will, soul, flesh, we give;

O take, O seal them for Thine own!

For Thou art God, Thou at the Lord;

Be Thou by all Thy works adored.

Being of beings! may our praise

Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill;

Still may we stand before Thy face,

Still hear and do Thy sovereign will;

To Thee may all our thoughts arise,

Ceaseless, accepted sacrifice.

As flowers their opening leaves display,

And glad drink in the solar fire,

So may we catch Thy every ray,

So may Thy influence us inspire;

Thou Beam of the eternal Beam,

Thou purging Fire, Thou quickening Flame.

Lo! God is here let us adore — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/lo-god-is-here-let-us-adore

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote Lo! God is here let us adore?

The words of Lo! God is here let us adore are credited to John Wesley and Gerhardt Tersteegen; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 12 more hymns by John Wesley, including Commit Thou All Thy Griefs and Morning.

Is Lo! God is here let us adore public domain?

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What is the metre of Lo! God is here let us adore?

Lo! God is here let us adore is in 8.8.8.8.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, When Gathering Clouds, God of Our Fathers and Peace, Troubled Soul.