Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord
Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord. Joseph Hart* (1712-1768).
This was not in Hart’s 1759 hymnbook, but ‘from his Supplement, 1762’ JJ, (p. 493), referring to the Second Edition, with Supplement, of Hymns, &c. composed on Various Subjects, by J. Hart (1762). We have used the Third Edition (1763):
Dismiss us with thy Blessing, Lord. Help us to feed upon thy Word. All that has been amiss, forgive: And let thy Truth within us live,
Tho’ we are guilty, thou art good. Wash all our Works in Jesu’s Blood. Give every fetter’d Soul Release; And bid us all depart in Peace.
This effective short hymn for the Close of Worship is slightly unusual in praying for ‘all our Works’ to be washed in the...
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