Hymn
We Gather Together
We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;
He chastens and hastens his will to make known.
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing,
Sing praises to His Name,—he forgets not his own.
Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, were at our side, all glory be Thine!
We all do extol thee, thou Leader in battle,
And pray that thou still our Defender will be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
We Gather Together — Text from Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.), 1921. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/we-gather-together
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote We Gather Together?
The words of We Gather Together were written by Theodore Baker; the version here was published in 1921. The library also holds Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, another hymn by Theodore Baker.
Is We Gather Together public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.), published in 1921. 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 We Gather Together?
We Gather Together is in 12.11.12.11. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, We Praise Thee, O God.