Verse 1

JESUS, where’er Thy people meet, There they behold Thy mercy-seat; where’er they seek thee Thou art found, and every place is hallowed ground.

Verse 2

For Thou, within no walls confined, Inhabitest the humble mind; such ever bring Thee when thy come, and, going, take Thee to their home.

Verse 3

Dear Shepherd of Thy chosen few, Thy former mercies here renew; Here to our waiting hearts proclaim The sweetness of thy saving name.

Verse 4

Here may we prove the power of prayer, To strengthen faith and sweeten care, To teach our faint desires to rise, And bring all heaven before our eyes.

Verse 5

Lord, we are few, but Thou art near, Nor short Thine arm, nor deaf thine ear; O rend the heavens, come quickly down, And make a thousand hearts thine own!

Background: Jesus Where’er Thy People Meet There They