613. May the grace of Christ our Savior
John Newton, 1725-1807
A metrical version of the apostolic benediction in II Cor. 13:14: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.” The hymn has been translated into several languages. For more than 100 years the weekly meeting of the Presbyterian ministers in New York City closed with the singing of these words.
MUSIC. DORRNANCE first appeared in The Choral, 1845, by Isaac B. Woodbury and Benj. F. Baker.
For comments on the composer, Isaac B. Woodbury, see [Hymn 261].