The Blessing


The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord lift His countenance upon you,
And give you peace, and give you peace;
The Lord make His face to shine upon you,
And be gracious, and be gracious;
The Lord be gracious, gracious unto you.

Words & Music: Peter C. Lutkin (1858-1931) from nethymnal.org

Here is a benediction that can give all the time with out being impoverished. Every heart may utter it, every letter may conclude with it, every day may be­gin with it, every night may be sanctified by it. Here is blessing—keeping—shining—the uplifting upon our poor life of all heaven’s glad morning. It is the Lord Himself who [gives us] this bar of music from heaven’s infinite anthem.

Dwight L. Moody, Notes from My Bible