The Love of God Be with Us

Once more we’ve heard the word di­vine

Have sung our songs de­vout;

May He who blessed our com­ing in

Now bless our go­ing out.

Oh may the heav’n­ly Fa­ther’s love

The grace of God the Son

The Ho­ly Spir­it’s fel­low­ship

Be with us ev­ery one.

As were the mount­ains round ab­out

Jerusalem of old

So may His be­ne­dict­ion dear

Our earth­ly lives en­fold.

And when at last the ev­en­ing comes

With life’s ex­pir­ing breath

Oh

may this bless­ing go with us

Down thro’ the vale of death.