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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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1

Gracious God, ere we part
Give us thy Spirit,
And as children of thine
May we inherit
That land of light and joy
Where sin can ne'er annoy,
And peace without alloy
Reigneth 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