Go, and the Lord be with thee.
1 Samuel 17:37
Words: Eleazor T. Fitch, in the Connecticut Congregational Psalms & Hymns, 1854.
Music: Boylston Lowell Mason, The Choir, or Union Collection of Church Music (Boston, Massachusetts: Carter, Hendee, 1833) (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good picture of Fitch (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Lord, at this closing hour,
Establish every heart
Upon Thy Word of truth and power,
To keep us when we part.
Peace to our brethren give;
Fill all our hearts with love;
In faith and patience may we live,
And seek our rest above.
To God, the only wise,
In every age adored,
Let glory from the Church arise,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.