Hymn
Dismission
Now let our voices join
To raise a sacred song;
Ye pilgrims! in Jehovah's ways,
With music pass along.
See--flowers of paradise,
In rich profusion, spring;
The sun of glory gilds the path,
And dear companions sing.
See--Salem's golden spires,
In beauteous prospect, rise;
And brighter crowns than mortals wear,
Which sparkle through the skies.
All honor to his name,
Who marks the shining way,--
To him who leads the pilgrims on
To realms of endless day.
Dismission — Text from Laudes Domini, 1888. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/dismission
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Dismission?
The words of Dismission were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1888. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including Dedication and Retirement and Meditation.
Is Dismission public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1888. 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 Dismission?
Dismission is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, His Influences Sought, Resurrection of the Saints and A Charge to Keep I Have.