Now We Sing Our Closing Hymn
- Words:
- Samuel Longfellow
- Music:
- Henry Baker
Sheet music
- 1Now while we sing our closing psalmWith reverent lips and glowing heart,May peace from out th’ete-nal calmRest on our spirits as we part.May light to guide us ev’ry hour,From Thee, eternal Sun, descend;And strength from Thee, almighty Pow’r,Be with us now and to the end.Amen.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1864, the words are in 12 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.