Looking for lyrics - Father, Give Thy Benediction

kefleming · Post by **kefleming** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:45 am

I am looking for the lyrics to "Father, Give Thy Benediction" This is what I remember -

Father, give thy benediction
Give thy peace before we part
Fill our hearts with truth's conviction
Calm and ..... each troubled heart.
....
Peace that passeth understanding
on our troubled spirits send.

Any help you can give would be appreciated. I have the tune, need the lyrics.

Katy

steve · Post by **steve** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:45 pm

Hi Kefleming,

Here's what I could find:

Father Give Thy Benediction

Father, give Thy benediction,
Give Thy peace before we part;
Still our minds with truth's conviction,
Calm with trust each anxious heart. Amen.

Let Thy voice with sweet commanding
Bid our griefs and struggles end;
Peace which passeth understanding
On our troubled spirits send.

This was written by Samuel Longfellow in 1864, based on Vesper Hymn by Dimitri S. Bortnianski.

Sheet music is available for purchase from SheetMusicPlus.

Father, Give Thy Benediction SATB

Thanks!
Steve

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:03 pm

This how we closed every Friends Meeting when we were kids in the 1970s. I loved this hymn. I thought of it today and played on the keyboard. Thanks for all of the lyrics, though... I couldn't come up with the 4th line.

One change..."Amen" is the last word.

cj