The words were written by English Anglican-raised, United Reformed Church minister, community health worker and hymn writer Michael Forster (1946-2023), and first published by Kevin Mayhew Ltd, England in 1993.
With meter 7676 D, it is set to the tune ELLACOMBE -composer unknown, from the Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle, Würtemberg, 1784.
With meter 7676 D, it is set to the tune ELLACOMBE -composer unknown, from the Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle, Würtemberg, 1784.
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Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:The temple of the living God is built of living stones,
A holy people, called to live by light of Christ alone.
With special joy we celebrate the word the psalmist said:
“The stone the builders cast aside is now the corner's head."
The temple of the living God is set secure above,
Where Christ invites the world to share His perfect reign of love.
And we to seek the Father's face are summoned to obey,
And follow where He goes before the Life, the Truth, the Way.
The temple of the living God upon the earth must grow,
And those of ev'ry race and class his true compassion know.
The widow and the fatherless receive a special care,
Till all creation, just and free, His perfect peace will share.
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