Now before Thee, Lord, we gather
                                        
                                        To receive Thy precious Word;
                                        
                                        Let Thy grace in showers, O Father,
                                        
                                        On our parched hearts be poured.
                                        
                                        Send Thy Holy Spirit o’er us,
                                        
                                        With Thy quick’ning fire restore us,
                                        
                                        At Thy table spread before us
                                        
                                        Fill our hung’ring souls, dear Lord.