The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5564

5564. A Parting Hymn We Sing

1 A parting hymn we sing
Around Thy table, Lord,
Again our grateful tribute bring,
Our solemn vows record.

2 Here have we seen Thy face,
And felt Thy presence here;
So may the savor of Thy grace,
In word and life appear.

3 The purchase of Thy blood,
By sin no longer led,
The path our dear Redeemer trod
May we rejoicing tread.

4 In self forgetting love
Be our communion shown,
Until we join the Church above,
And know as we are known.

Text Information

• First Line: A parting hymn we sing
• Title: A Parting Hymn We Sing
• Author: Aaron R. Wolfe (1858)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Church Melodies, by Thomas Hastings (New York: 1858)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: BOYLSTON, Lowell Mason, 1832

Tune Information

• Name: SCHUMANN
• Meter: SM
• Incipit: 51567 11432 11771
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Cantica Laudis, by Lowell Mason and George J. Webb (New York: Mason & Law, 1850)
• Copyright: Public Domain