Hymn
The Glorious Presence
Where two or three, with sweet accord,
Obedient to their sovereign Lord,
Meet to recount his acts of grace,
And offer solemn prayer and praise.
There, says the Saviour, will I be,
Amid this little company;
To them unvail my smiling face,
And shed my glories round the place.
We meet at thy command, dear Lord,
Relying on thy faithful word;
Now send thy Spirit from above,
Now fill our hearts with heavenly love.
The Glorious Presence — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-glorious-presence
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Glorious Presence?
The words of The Glorious Presence were written by Samuel Stennett; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 11 more hymns by Samuel Stennett, including The Converted Thief and Indwelling Sin Lamented.
Is The Glorious Presence public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Glorious Presence?
The Glorious Presence is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, To the Holy Ghost, Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go and Parting With Carnal Joys.