869--Ere we depart, we praise Thee, Lord,

Ere we depart, we praise Thee, Lord,

869

	1.	Ere we depart, we praise Thee, Lord,
		again
		For Thy dear presence and Thy living
		word;
		We are attracted by Thy preciousness,
		Our hearts incline to Thee through
		what we've heard.
	2.	Thy word is spirit and is life to us,
		By it we're nourished, growing, Lord,
		in Thee;
		Thus to Thine image we may be
		transformed,
		With Thy full measure to maturity.
	3.	Impart Thyself to us, Lord, more and
		more,
		And make us in the spirit walk and
		move,
		That we be kept in fellowship with
		Thee,
		Until we meet again, Thy grace to
		prove.