Scripture Verse

Go, and the Lord be with thee. 1 Samuel 17:37

Introduction

Words: John El­ler­ton, 1870.

Music: Dale­hurst Ar­thur Cott­man, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Cott­man (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
John Ellerton (1826–1893)

Lyrics

The Lord be with us as we bend
His bless­ing to re­ceive;
His gift of peace up­on us send,
Before His courts we leave.

The Lord be with us as we walk
Along our home­ward road;
In si­lent thought or friend­ly talk
Our hearts be near to God.

The Lord be with us as each day
His bless­ings we re­ceive;
His gift of peace on all we pray,
Before His courts we leave.

The Lord be with us till the night
Enfold our day of rest;
Be He of ev­ery heart the Light,
Of ev­ery home the Guest.

The Lord be with us through the hours
Of slum­ber calm and deep,
Protect our homes, re­new our pow­ers,
And guard us while we sleep.