Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name

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

through this ap­proach­ing 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—the peace Thou didst be­stow

On Thine apos­tles in Thine hour of woe;

The peace Thou brought­est

when at ev­en­tide

They saw Thy pierc­èd hands

Thy wound­ed side.

Grant us Thy peace through­out our earth­ly life;

Peace to Thy church from er­ror and from strife;

Peace to our land

the fruit of truth and love;

Peace in each heart

Thy Spir­it from above.

Thy peace in life

the balm of ev­ery pain;

Thy peace in death

the hope to rise again;

Then

when Thy voice shall bid our con­flict cease

Call us

O Lord

to Thine eter­nal peace.