1 Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing;
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, Thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace:
O refresh us, O refresh us
Travelling through this wilderness.

2 Thanks we give and adoration
For Thy gospel's joyful sound:
May the fruits of Thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound:
Ever faithful, ever faithful,
To the truth may we be found;

So that when Thy love shall call us,
Savior, from the world away,
Let no fear of death appal us,
Glad Thy summons to obey;
May we ever, may we ever,
Reign with Thee in endless day.

Amen.

The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895

Scripture References:
st. 1 = Num. 6:24, Luke 2:29, Acts 20:32

First published anonymously in A Supplement to the Shawbury Hymn Book (1773), this hymn text was attributed to John Fawcett (PHH 315) in the 1791 Harris hymnal A Collection of Psalms and Hymns. That hymnbook included three stanzas, but most modern hymnals print only stanzas 1 and 2. (Stanza 3 concerns parting at death.)

"Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing" is a prayer hymn to be used at the close of worship. It asks the Lord for a parting blessing (st. 1), praises the Lord for salvation, and asks for fruitfulness and obedience in our lives (st. 2).

Liturgical Use:
At the close of worship just prior to the benediction; or sing stanza 1 before and stanza 2 after the benediction.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook