Music by William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies, words by Samuel Medley
Jesus, before Thy face we fall--
Our Lord, our life, our hope, our all!
For we have nowhere else to flee--
No sanctuary, Lord, but Thee!
In Thee we every glory view,
Of safety, strength, and beauty too:
'Tis all our rest and peace to see
Our sanctuary, Lord, in Thee!
Whatever foes or fears betide,
In Thy blest presence we may hide;
And while we rest our souls on Thee,
Thou wilt our Sanctuary be!
Through time, with all its changing scenes,
Through all the grief that intervenes,
This shall support each fainting heart--
That Thou our Sanctuary art!