1 Take thy pas­tor’s pray­er and bless­ing
Ere thou go­est from his care;
Peace with God in Christ pos­sess­ing,
May thy soul His mer­cies share.

2 Bear in mind the pro­mise spok­en
At the al­tar of the Lord;
Tremble lest the vow be brok­en,
And sin’s wag­es thy re­ward.

3 Joy and love and hope o’er­flow­ing
Shall thy hap­py por­tion be,
If thy soul with fer­vor glow­ing
Cleave to Je­sus stead­fast­ly.

4 Sorrow’s path may lie be­fore thee;
But if Christ be all thy stay,
Thou art pass­ing on to glo­ry,
And His grace will smooth the way.

5 Let thy pray­ers be dai­ly of­fered
With a strong ad­or­ing faith,
In the name of Him who suf­fered
To re­deem thy soul from death.

6 May each sun that o’er thee shin­eth
See thee feed­ing on His word,
Till at last when strength de­clin­eth,
Thou art meet to join thy Lord.

7 And, when life’s last hour is end­ing,
May thy loved ones see thee blest;
Unto Christ thy soul com­mend­ing
As it gains its heav’n­ly rest.