Bless us with thy blessing, Lord
The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
14 words changed · 1 stanza only in Hymns and Tunes 1886 #257
Verse 1
DISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord,
Help us to feed upon thy word;
All that has been amiss forgive,And let thy truth within us live.
Verse 1
Bless us with thy blessing, Lord,
Help us to feed upon thy word;
All that has been amiss forgive,
And let us to thy glory live.
Verse 2
Though we are guilty, thou art good;
Cleanse us from sin through Jesus' blood;And every fathered soul prepare
And bid us all depart in peace.
Verse 2
Though we are guilty, thou art good;
Cleanse us from guilt through Jesus' blood;
Give every fettered soul release,
And bid us all depart in peace.
Not in this version
Verse 3
When the Chief Shepherd shall appear,
And small and great before him stand,
O may the flock assembled here
Be with the saved at his right hand!