Church Conference

Thou glorious God, before whose face
The generations pass away,
As to our eyes the tender grace
And marvel of each shining day!

We thank thee for the joy sublime
Of years so radiant with thy power
That all the best of endless time
Seems granted to the fleeting hour.

We praise thee for the surer right,
The clearer message from above,
The lengthening day, the shortening night,
The wiser ministries of love.

We bless thee for the friends we miss,
Who wrought our peace and stilled our pain,
And trust thee, on some height of bliss,
That thou wilt make us one again.

We magnify thy holy Name;
And while in thee our hearts rejoice,
Strong be our wills, through praise or blame,
To do the bidding of thy voice!