The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3607

3607. Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing (Fawcett)

1. Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing;
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each Thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace.
O refresh us, O refresh us,
Traveling through this wilderness.

2. Thanks we give and adoration
For Thy Gospel’s joyful sound;
May the fruits of Thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound.
Ever faithful, ever faithful,
To the truth may we be found.

3. So that when Thy love shall call us,
Savior, from the world away,
Let no fear of death appall us,
Glad Thy summons to obey.
May we ever, may we ever,
Reign with Thee in endless day.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing
• Title: Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing (Fawcett)
• Author (st. 1 & 2): John Fawcett (1773)
• Author (st. 3): Godfrey Thring
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Language: English
• Source: A Supplement to the Shawbury Hymn Book (Shrewsbury, England: 1773)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: DISMISSAL, William L. Viner, 1845; ETON, Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896; GREENVILLE, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1752; KENSINGTON NEW, James Tilleard, 1866; NEW ULM, Friedrich O. Reuter, 1910

Tune Information

• Name: SICILIAN MARINERS
• Composer: Anonymous (1792)
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Incipit: 56543 45654 35567
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: The Eu­ro­pe­an Mag­a­zine and Lon­don Re­view, No­vem­ber 1792
• Copyright: Public Domain