Hymn
Parting Hymn
Savior, again to Thy dear Name we raise
With one accord our parting hymn of praise;
We stand to bless Thee ere our worship cease;
Then, lowly kneeling, wait Thy word of peace.
Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way;
With Thee began, with Thee shall end, the day;
Guard Thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,
That in this house have called upon Thy Name.
Grant us Thy peace, Lord, thro' the coming night;
Turn Thou for us its darkness into light;
From harm and danger keep Thy children free,
For dark and light are both alike to Thee.
Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life,
Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife;
Then, when Thy voice shall bid our conflict cease,
Call us, O Lord, to Thine eternal peace.
Parting Hymn — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/parting-hymn
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Parting Hymn?
The words of Parting Hymn were written by John Ellerton; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 7 more hymns by John Ellerton, including Now the Laborer's Task Is Over and This Is the Day of Light.
Is Parting Hymn public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. 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 Parting Hymn?
Parting Hymn is in 10.10.10.10. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be, Draw Nigh and Take the Body of the Lord and Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face.