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The Love of God Be With Us

Representative Text

1 Once more we’ve heard the word divine,
Have sung our songs devout;
May He who blessed our coming in,
Now bless our going out.

Refrain:
Oh may the heav’nly Father’s love,
The grace of God the Son,
The Holy Spirit’s fellowship
Be with us every one.

2 As were the mountains round about
Jerusalem of old,
So may His benediction dear
Our earthly lives enfold. [Refrain]

3 And when at last the evening comes
With life’s expiring breath,
Oh, may this blessing go with us
Down thro’ the vale of death. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #8745

Author: J. H. Kuhlmann

Johann Heinrich Kuhlmann (John Henry) studied at Capitol University and preached at the Lutheran Church in Loudinville, Ohio. Along with his brother Rev. Edward Kuhlman (Oil City, Pa.) he painted frescoes inside rural Ohio churches. J. H. Kuhlmann's great granddaughter Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Once more we've heard the word divine
Title: The Love of God Be With Us
Author: J. H. Kuhlmann
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O may the heavenly Father's love
Copyright: Public Domain

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