Hymn

At Parting

John Newton

Metre 7.7.7.7.

For a season called to part,

Let us now ourselves commend

To the gracious eye and heart

Of our ever-present Friend.

Jesus, hear our humble prayer;

Tender Shepherd of thy sheep!

Let thy mercy and thy care

All our souls in safety keep.

In thy strength may we be strong;

Sweeten every cross and pain:

Give us, if we live, ere long

Here to meet in peace again.

At Parting — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/at-parting

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote At Parting?

The words of At Parting were written by John Newton; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 38 more hymns by John Newton, including Amazing Grace and On Opening a Place of Social Prayer.

Is At Parting public domain?

Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1890. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.

What is the metre of At Parting?

At Parting is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Songs of Praise, Come, Christian Brethren! and I Am Coming to the Cross.