Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854)
Command your blessing from above,
O God, on all assembled here;
behold us with a Father’s love,
while we look up with childlike fear.
2. Command your blessing, Jesus, Lord!
May we your true disciples be;
speak to each heart the mighty word,
say to the weakest, ‘Follow me!’
3. Command your blessing in this hour,
Spirit of truth, and fill this place
with humbling and exalting power,
life-giving and confirming grace.
4. O Lord, our Maker, Saviour, Guide,
one true, eternal God confessed,
may neither life nor death divide
the saints in your communion blessed!
5. For ever one with all your own,
may all, who here in prayer unite,
with joyful songs surround your throne,
rest in your love and reign in light.
Scriptures: Leviticus 25:21, Deuteronomy 28:8, Psalms 133:3, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 19:27, Mark 1:16-20, Mark 2:14, Mark 10:21, Luke 5:27-28, John 1:43, John 12:26, John 16:13, John 17:20-22, John 21:22, Acts 4:31, Acts 10:33, 1 Corinthians 1:27