Ere 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.

2 May 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.

3 O, may the influence of this day

Long as our memory with us stay,

And as an angel guardian prove,

To guide us to our home above.