God’s heart’s desire, a house on earth

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God’s heart’s desire, a house on earth,
Mutual abode of God and of man;
For He is pleased, that we may be,
Joined with our God, a mingling to be
A temple where His interests are met,
Yet while here we rest, who for God will care?
So dear Lord, we bear, Thy building and plan,
Working with Thee, Thy will to fulfill!
  Dear Lord, we waste ourselves upon Thee,
All our lives for Thine eternal will!
For Thy love, Lord, constrains us all,
To make way for Thy house and Thy will!
Let’s arise! It’s time to build!
For His dwelling place we give all!
Standing firm, fulfilling the pleasure of God,
New Jerusalem!
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For God’s dispensing, we have been,
Made into vessels open to Him;
His element is wrought in us,
Making us living stones, corporately;
Being saved from self, the flesh and its will,
It’s no longer I, but Christ lives in me;
Members of the Body, built up in love,
Joined to be one, for Him corporately.
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Lord, as a living sacrifice,
We will be perfected by Thee
To build Thy Body, seek increase,
Lord, the commission now we receive
In spirit, soul, we’re one for His goal,
The lampstands to spread His recovery,
A local being, a global seeing,
Gospel in hand, the kingdom we’ll preach!
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Christopher Condon

London, Essex, United Kingdom

Very sweet and timely spiritual song. Well done hall 41! Lord get Your increase in us, in life and numbers


Nathan Reilly

Abbotsford, BC, Canada

this hymn, is very touching, we all as believers following Christ, our face, will be an image, of Christ Jesus. And this one God is being moved in compassion, with a wheel, yet God in man, yet Man in God, a mutual blending, the more glow and shine, as Lampstand of the Church of God, will our goal, to consumate this glorious City, New Jerusalem, His ultimate speaking of this marvelous Holy place of God, His rest! A highway to Zion, through our spirit, into God's Spirit. not just for a cause, but in a loving way. Christ Jesus, had said, I'am the door, the light, the way, no go through, except my Father, has sent me! Not in parable, but in truth, in the word, that is the faith, of our dear Father, and His dear Son of God, Christ Jesus, setting for us to journey into His kingdom.


Angie Meli

Warren, MI, United States

Amen, hallelujah! Lord, we give our lives to You. All our lives are for Your eternal will! Praise You, Lord! Make our lives count for Your eternal purpose. Gain your dwelling place on earth.

Ezekiel 43:7 "And He said to me, 'Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever...."


Lning

Singapore

Dear Lord keep us faithful to the end!

Standing firm, fulfilling the pleasure of God, New Jerusalem!


Sn

-, Malaysia

Lord, gain us for Your building! Keep us faithful to You all our lives!


YY

Malaysia

It's time to build!


KK

Malaysia

For Thy building we give all!


Yjm

PJ, Selangor, Malaysia

Live out and work out N. J.