Hymn
Thou Whose Unmeasured Temple Stands
Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands,
Built over earth and sea,
Accept the walls that human hands
Have raised to worship Thee!
Lord, from Thine inmost glory send,
Within these courts to bide,
The peace that dwelleth without end,
Serenely by Thy side!
May erring minds that worship here
Be taught the better way,
And they who mourn, and they who fear
Be strengthened as they pray.
May faith grow firm, and love grow warm,
And pure devotion rise,
While round these hallowed walls the storm
Of earthborn passion dies.
Thou Whose Unmeasured Temple Stands — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/thou-whose-unmeasured-temple-stands
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Thou Whose Unmeasured Temple Stands?
The words of Thou Whose Unmeasured Temple Stands are credited to William Cullen Bryant and Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1917. The library also holds Look from Thy Sphere, another hymn by William Cullen Bryant.
Is Thou Whose Unmeasured Temple Stands public domain?
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What is the metre of Thou Whose Unmeasured Temple Stands?
Thou Whose Unmeasured Temple Stands is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, And Must I Part With All I Have, Keep Me Calm and The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ.