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1. This house we dedicate to thee,
Our God, our fathers’ God.
Wilt thou accept and deign to bless
The path our feet have trod?
2. Wilt thou thy servants here inspire
When in thy name they speak?
And wilt thou bless each contrite soul
Who here thy face doth seek?
3. Here may our sons and daughters come
And find that peace which swells
From grateful hearts, when touched by thee,
Wherein thy Spirit dwells!
Text: Henry W. Naisbitt, 1826-1908
Music: Frank W. Asper, 1892-1973. (c) 1948 IRI
-History: (Source: Wikipedia)
Written BY: Henry W. Naisbitt
Music By: Frank W. Asper
Frank Wilson Asper (1892–1973) was a Latter-day Saint composer and also Mormon Tabernacle organist beginning in 1925.
Asper came from a musically inclined family. He studied under Ebenezer Beesley as a youth and then studied at Stern Conservatory in Berlin and the New England Conservatory, Boston University, the University of Utah and Chicago Musical College. Besides being Mormon Tabernacle organist,[1] Asper was the organist of the First United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
Asper was a fellow of the American Guild of Organists.[3]
Asper penned words and music for several LDS hymns. Seven of these are found in the 1985 hymnal Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- 132 – God Is in His Holy Temple – music[4]
- 176 – ‘Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love – music[5]
- 189 – O Thou, Before the World Began – music[6]
- 222 – Hear Thou Our Hymn, O Lord – words and music[7]
- 245 – This House We Dedicate to Thee – music[8]
- 257 – Rejoice! A Glorious Sound Is Heard – music[9]
- 323 – Rise Up, O Men of God (Men’s Choir) – music[10]