Worship — Closing Hymns
Gracious God, ere we part
- No. 271
- Words Mrs. L. D. A. Stuttle.
- Singing key E♭ major
- 2 stanzas
Sung to UNITY (hymn 270)
Words
⤢ Full screenGracious God, ere we partGive us thy Spirit,And as children of thineMay we inheritThat land of light and joyWhere sin can ne'er annoy,And peace without alloyReigneth forever.
There shall saints ever dwell,Free from all sorrow,In that home of delight,On that blest morrow.Lord fill us with thy grace,And give us each a place,Where we may see thy face,Glorified ever.
About this hymn
As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «271» (large) in the right column of p. 89, directly below the end of hymn 270 («Alaric A. Watts.»), with NO reference line of tune numbers; stanza 1 follows at once and stanza 2 below it, with «Mrs. L. D. A. Stuttle.» in italics after stanza 2. The first word «GRACIOUS» is set in capitals and small capitals. No meter is printed; the text is 6.5.6.5.6.6.6.5 — the meter of UNITY. 6s & 5s. (hymn 270), printed directly above. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («ne'er»). Lines 2, 4 and 8 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's (no comma after «Lord» in stanza 2, line 5, as printed).
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Closing Hymns · No. 271 · printed page 89
- Music
- The hymnal prints no music for this hymn; its words are set here to the music of this tune.
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-10-01
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