Scripture Verse

The Lord blesses His people with peace. Psalm 29:11

Introduction

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Charles C. Converse (1834–1918)

Words: Ro­bert Hawk­er, Psalms and Hymns for the Sun­day School in the Par­ish Church of Charles, Ply­mouth, 9th edi­tion, no date (13th edi­tion is­sued in 1807).

Music: Se­ma­rang Charles C. Con­verse, 1906 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Lord, dis­miss us with Thy bless­ing;
Bid us now de­part in peace;
Still on heav’n­ly man­na feed­ing,
Let our faith and love in­crease.

Fill each heart with con­so­la­tion;
Up to Thee our hearts we raise;
When we reach our bliss­ful sta­tion,
Then we’ll give Thee nob­ler praise.