A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship ‎#453

453. The Christian Farewell

1 Thy presence, everlasting God!
Wide through all nature spreads abroad:
Thy watchful eyes, which never sleep,
In ev'ry place thy children keep.

2 While near each other we remain,
Thou dost our lives and powers sustain;
When sep'rate, we rejoice to share
Thy counsels and thy gracious care.

3 To thee we now commit our ways,
And still implore thy heavenly grace;
Still cause thy face on us to shine,
And guard and guide us still as thine.

4 Give us, in thy beloved house,
Again to pay our grateful vows;
Or, if that joy no more be known,
Give us to meet around thy throne.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy presence, everlasting God!
• Title: The Christian Farewell
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1845
• Topic: Dismissions and Doxologies: Dismissions

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