O THOU, the hope of Israel’s host, Their strength, their helper, and their boast; How oft their Saviour hast Thou been, In times of trouble and of sin!
And have not we beheld Thy face? Thy visits crowned the means of grace; O come again in kindness, Lord, With all the joy Thy smiles afford.
Enter our hearts, Redeemer blest, Enter, Thou ever-honoured Guest; Enter, and make our hearts Thine own, Thy house, Thy temple and Thy throne.
O stay, not only for a night, To bless us with a transient sight; But with us dwell, through time—and then In Heaven for evermore, Amen.
Philip Doddridge, 1702-51, Thomas Gibbons, 1720-85