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Christ in Song 299

Our Parting Hymn

Words: Rev. Aaron R. WolfeMusic: L. J. HaywardTune: DulcinaS. M.

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1Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace.

2Thanks we give and adoration For thy gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound.

3So that when thy love shall call us, Savior, from the world away, Fear of death shall not appall us, Glad thy summons to obey.

4Ever faithful, ever faithful To the truth may we be found; So may we through life be faithful, Till with glory we are crowned.

Also sung to
Italian Hymn (Church Hymnal #33); Sicily (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #283)
Meter
S. M.
Scripture
Numbers 6:24-26

The verse

Meter
31 · the hymnal prints S. M.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace./˘/˘˘//˘//˘/˘/˘//˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/31A

Verse 2

Thanks we give and adoration For thy gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound./˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/31A

Verse 3

So that when thy love shall call us, Savior, from the world away, Fear of death shall not appall us, Glad thy summons to obey.˘˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘///˘˘˘/30A

Verse 4

Ever faithful, ever faithful To the truth may we be found; So may we through life be faithful, Till with glory we are crowned./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/30A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.