William Baxter Public Worship (1853)

FROM

THE

MILLENNIAL HARBINGER:

FOURTH SERIES.

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VOL. III.] BETHANY, VA. JULY, 1853. [NO. VII.
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P U B L I C   W O R S H I P.

Bless with thy presence, Lord, this place.
      Where we together meet,
Thy acts of mercy to record,
      Thy praises to repeat.

And while we pray, and praise, do thou
      Inflame our hearts with love,
Like that which animates the throng,
      Who sing thy praise above.

Here may no worldly cares intrude.
      But let our thoughts be given,
To that inheritance divine
      Reserved, for us in heaven.

And when we cease on earth to meet,
      May we accepted stand,
A band of happy worshipers,
      O Lord! at thy right hand.
     

WM. BAXTER.      

[The Millennial Harbinger (July 1853): 420.]

ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC EDITION

      William Baxter's "Public Worship" was first published in The Millennial Harbinger, Fourth Series, Vol. 3, No. 7, July 1853. The electronic version of the poem has been produced from the College Press reprint (1976) of The Millennial Harbinger, ed. Alexander Campbell (Bethany, VA: A. Campbell, 1853), p. 420.

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA

Created 21 June 1998.
Updated 28 June 2003.

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