O Thou who dwellest up on high

1O Thou who dwellest up on high,
To whom our prayers and praises fly,
Once more our voices all unite
In song to thee, O God of light!

2Our humble gratitude we speak,
For all the blessings of the week,
As at thy throne of grace we bow
And ask thee for a blessing now.

3O bless us as we meet to-day,
While unto thee we sing and pray;
O bless the word of truth we hear,
And to each heart thy voice draw near.

4'T is vain within these walls to kneel
Unless our need of thee we feel;
'T is vain to lift the voice in praise
Unless devotion tunes our lays.

5Help us to worship thee aright;
Let us be banished from our sight,
Unless thy Spirit prompts the view
To search our motives through and through.