Unto Thy Temple, Lord, We Come

Unto Thy temple, Lord, we come
With thankful hearts to worship Thee;
And pray that this may be our home
Until we touch eternity.

The common home of rich and poor,
Of bond and free, and great and small;
Large as Thy love forevermore,
And warm and bright and good to all.

And dwell Thou with us in this place,
Thou and Thy Christ, to guide and bless!
Here make the wellspring of Thy grace
Like fountains in the wilderness.

May Thy whole truth be spoken here;
Thy Gospel light forever shine;
Thy perfect love cast out all fear,
And human life become divine.

Author: Mary Artemisia Lathbury

Year: 1886

Commonly attributed to Mary A. Lathbury (1841-1913), who wrote many hymns for the Chautauqua movement. Some hymnals list the text as anonymous or traditional, but Lathbury is the most frequent attribution for this dedication hymn.