The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3592

3592. Lord, Behold Us with Thy Blessing

1. Lord, behold us with Thy blessing
Once again assembled here;
Onward be our footsteps pressing
In Thy love, and faith, and fear;
Still protect us
By Thy presence ever near.

2. For Thy mercy we adore Thee,
For this rest upon our way;
Lord, again we bow before Thee,
Speed our labors day by day;
Mind and spirit
With Thy choicest gifts array.

3. Keep the spell of home affection
Still alive in every heart;
May its power, with mild direction,
Draw our love from self apart,
Till Thy children
Feel that Thou their Father art.

4. Break temptation’s fatal power,
Shielding all with guardian care,
Safe in every careless hour,
Safe from sloth and sensual snare;
Thou, our Savior,
Still our failing strength repair.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, behold us with Thy blessing
• Title: Lord, Behold Us with Thy Blessing
• Author: Henry Buckoll (1850)
• Meter: 87.87.47
• Language: English
• Source: Psalms and Hymns for Rugby School Chapel, 1850
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ETON COLLEGE, Joseph Barnby, 1889

Tune Information

• Name: CLIFTON COLLEGE
• Composer: Herbert Stanley Oakeley (1889)
• Meter: 87.87.47
• Incipit: 11712 16527 13323
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain