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VALETE Six 8s.

A. SULLIVAN, 1874

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To- day be-neath benignant skies, 'Mid scenes Thy favor beau-ti - fies,

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Our hopes and pray'rs to Thee we raise, And found a temple to Thy praise;

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Our humble work pro-pi-tious own, As now we lay this cor-ner-stone. A-men.

2 Except the Lord the house do build,
Except with grace the work be filled,
All labor's vain. O, Christ, impart
Thy loving spirit to each heart:
By Thee, to Thee, on Thee alone,
We build, Thou fairest Corner-Stone!

3 Here may the truth and right grow strong,
Here love prevail Thy saints among,
Here sinners feel Thy quickening grace,
And seek with hasting joy Thy face;
And thousands gladly make Thee known
As their eternal Corner-Stone.

4 Build Thou the walls! Make them so glow
With glory, we on earth below
The eternal splendors shall foresee;
Grander than Salem's may they be,
All luminous with grace Thine own,
From topmost peak to corner-stone!

DENIS WORTMAN, 1881

On His great love our hopes we place Of present grace and joys a

4 Here may we gain from Heaven

The grace which we implore;
And may that grace, once given,

Be with us evermore,
Until that day when all the blest
To endless rest are called away!

5 Grant us Thy help till foes are backward driven,
Grant them Thy truth, that they may be forgiven,
Grant peace on earth, and, after we have striven,
Peace in Thy Heaven.

M. A. Von LÖWENSTERN, 1644. Tr. PHILIP PUSEY, 1857

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Who bring sal-va- tion on their tongues, And words of peace re- veal! A-men.