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Worship — Closing Hymns

Gracious God, ere we part

  • No. 271
  • Words Mrs. L. D. A. Stuttle.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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Gracious 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.

2

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
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01