1 Part in peace! is day before us? Praise His name for life and light; Are the shadows lengthening o'er us? Bless His care who guards the night.
2 Part in peace! with deep thanksgiving, Rendering, as we homeward tread, Gracious service to the living, Tranquil memory to the dead.
3 Part in peace! such are the praises God, our Maker, loveth best; Such the worship that upraises Human hearts to heavenly rest.
Peace of God, which knows no measure, Heavenly sunlight of the soul, Peace beyond all earthly treasure, Come and all our hearts control! Come, almighty to deliver! Naught shall make us then afraid; We will trust in Thee forever, Thou on whom our hope is stayed!
1 Guide us, Lord! while, hand in hand, Journeying toward the better land; Foes we know are to be met, Snares the pilgrim's path beset; Clouds upon the valley rest, Rough and dark the mountain's breast; And our home may not be gained, Save through trials well sustained.
2 Guide us, while we onward move, Linked in closest bonds of love, Striving for the holy mind, And the soul from sense refined; That when life no longer burns, And the dust to dust returns, With the strength which Thou hast given We may rise to Thee and heaven.
3 God of mercy! on Thee, all Humbly for Thy guidance call; Save us from the evil tongue, From the heart that thinketh wrong, From the sins, whate'er they be, That divide the soul from Thee. God of grace! on Thee we rest; Bless us, and we shall be blest.
1 From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise! Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue!
2 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord! Eternal truth attends Thy word; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.
1 Go in peace!--serene dismission To the loving heart made known, When it pours in deep contrition Prayer before the eternal throne.
2 Go in peace! thy sins forgiven, Christ hath healed thee, set thee free Every spirit-fetter riven, Go in peace, and liberty!
3 Saviour! breathe this benediction O'er our spirits while we pray; Let us part in sweet conviction Thou hast blessed our souls to-day.
1 O God, by whom the seed is given, By whom the harvest blest; Whose word, like manna showered from heaven, Is planted in our breast;