Lord, You have been our dwelling-place


Lord, you have been our dwelling-place
in every generation;
your people have received your grace,
and blest your consolation;
through every age you heard our cry;
through every age we found you nigh,
our strength and our salvation.

Persisting sins we long have wept,
your patience long have tested;
but steadfast faith in you we kept,
still to your name devoted:
for you have kept and loved us well,
and granted us in you to dwell
from your love never parted.

Lord, nothing from your arms so sure
shall your own people sever;
our helper ever will endure,
God's love will fail us never.
Your people, Lord, have dwelt in you;
and you remain our dwelling true
for ever and for ever.