1Ere to the world again we go,

Its pleasures, cares, and idle show,

Thy grace once more, O God, we crave,

From folly and from sin to save.

2May the great truths we here have heard--

The lessons of thy holy word--

Dwell in our inmost bosoms deep,

And all our souls from error keep.

3Oh! may the influence of this day,

Long as our memory with us stay,