"For a season called to part" by John Newton. Gadsby Hymn 501. Tune 'Innocents'.
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 Published On Nov 10, 2023

Psalm 121 has often comforted Christian travelers on their journeys:

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

In like spirit, John Newton bids the traveler to trust the Lord for preservation:

1
For a season called to part,
Let us now ourselves commend
To the gracious eye and heart
Of our ever-present Friend.

2
Jesus, hear our humble prayer,
Tender Shepherd of thy sheep;
Let thy mercy and thy care
All our souls in safety keep.

3
In thy strength may we be strong;
Sweeten every cross and pain;
Give us, if we live, ere long,
Here to meet in peace again.

4
Then, if thou thy help afford,
Ebenezers shall be reared;
All our souls shall praise the Lord,
Who our poor petitions heard.

Link to Gadsby's Hymns:
https://bethlehemswell.com/hymns/

Some Examples of Worship Services using Gadsby Hymns:
https://www.cobc.uk/
http://zoarchapeldicker.uk/sermons/
https://lamberhurstchapel.com/

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