Holy priests are living stones

Holy priests are living stones
For God’s building work today;
If these stones would builded be
All the priests must learn to pray.

All the saints must serve as priests,
That the living stones they be;
Each must priestly work perform,
Then their functions we will see.

Tent and priests of olden times
Always did together go;
When the priests served in the tent,
Into one the two did flow.

Now the building spiritual
And the priesthood all are one;
Now the building of the house
By the priestly work is done.

In the priests the substance is
Of the building work replete;
When the priests their work discharge,
Then God’s house will be complete.

Building God and man in one
Is their work before the Lord;
In this fellowship divine
Saints are built in one accord.

When in prayer our spirits blend,
Then together built are we,
Then a priesthood we become,
Off’ring sacrifice to Thee.

Grant us grace, O Lord, that we
Treasure dear the priestly call;
In the spirit serve and pray,
That Thy church be built withal.