Hour of Parting

Gentle Sav­ior

be Thou near us

As we from each oth­er part;

May Thy Word

its truth im­press­ing

Shed its light on ev­ery heart.

As the clos­ing hour draws near us

And the night steals gent­ly on;

Let Thy gra­cious pre­sence cheer us

Guard us till the coming morn.

When the night of death comes o’er us

And our earth­ly pray­ers are o’er

Oh

re­ceive us home to glo­ry

There to praise Thee ev­er­more.