1  Holy priests are living stones

    For God's building work today;

    If these stones would builded be

    All the priests must learn to pray.

 2  All the saints must serve as priests,

    That the living stones they be;

    Each must priestly work perform,

    Then their functions we will see.

 3  Tent and priests of olden times

    Always did together go;

    When the priests served in the tent,

    Into one the two did flow.

 4  Now the building spiritual

    And the priesthood all are one;

    Now the building of the house

    By the priestly work is done.

 5  In the priests the substance is

    Of the building work replete;

    When the priests their work discharge,

    Then God's house will be complete.

 6  Building God and man in one

    Is their work before the Lord;

    In this fellowship divine

    Saints are built in one accord.

 7  When in prayer our spirits blend,

    Then together built are we,

    Then a priesthood we become,

    Off'ring sacrifice to Thee.

 8  Grant us grace, O Lord, that we

    Treasure dear the priestly call;

    In the spirit serve and pray,

    That Thy church be built withal.