Hymn
To Thy Temple I Repair
To Thy temple I repair,
Lord, I love to worship there,
When, within the veil I meet
Christ before the mercy-seat.
While Thy glorious praise is sung,
Touch my lips, unloose my tongue,
That my joyful soul may bless
Thee, the Lord my Righteousness.
While the prayers of saints ascend,
God of Love, to mine attend:
Hear me, for Thy Spirit pleads;
Hear, for Jesus intercedes.
While I hearken to Thy Law,
Fill my soul with humble awe;
Till Thy Gospel bring to me
Life and immortality.
While Thy ministers proclaim
Peace and pardon in Thy Name,
Through their voice, by faith may I
Hear Thee speaking from the sky.
From Thy house when I return,
May my heart within me burn;
And at evening let me say,
I have walked with God to-day.
Amen.
To Thy Temple I Repair — Text from Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/to-thy-temple-i-repair
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote To Thy Temple I Repair?
The words of To Thy Temple I Repair were written by James Montgomery; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 43 more hymns by James Montgomery, including People of the living God and Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain.
Is To Thy Temple I Repair public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church, published in 1917. 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 To Thy Temple I Repair?
To Thy Temple I Repair is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Sing My Soul His Wondrous Love, Christ, of All My Hopes and Holy Bible, Book Divine.