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The same.
Go with thy servant, Lord,
His every step attend;
All needful help to him afford,
And bless him to the end.
2 Preserve him from all wrong;
Stand thou at his right hand:
And keep him from the slanderous tongue
And persecuting band.
3 May he proclaim aloud
The wonders of thy grace;
And do thou, to the listening crowd,
His faithful labors bless.
4 Farewell, dear laborer, go;
We part with thee in love;
And if we meet no more below,
O may we meet above.