I Love Your Kingdom, Lord

I Love Your Kingdom, Lord

Text written by Timothy Dwight (1752-1817)

Sung to ST. THOMAS, composed by Aaron Williams in 1770 and printed in "The New Universal Psalmodist"

Psalm 26:8 Lord, I love the house where you live,

the place where your glory dwells.

Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.

V. 1 I love Your kingdom, Lord,

The house of Your abode,

The Church our blest Redeemer saved

With His own precious blood.

Isaiah 49:16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;

your walls are ever before me.

V. 2 I love Your Church, O God!

Her walls before Thee stand 

Dear as the apple of Thing eye,

And graven on Thy hand.

V. 3 Beyond my highest joy

I prize its heavenly ways,

Its sweet communion, solemn vows,

Its hymns of love and praise.

V. 4 Sure as Your truth shall last,

To Zion shall be given

The brightest glories earth can yield,

And brighter bliss of heaven.