Ere to [in] the world again we go

Representative Text

1 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 Oh, may the influence of this day
Long as our memory with us stay,
And as a constant guardian prove,
To guide us to our home above.

Amen.

Source: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #58

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Ere to [in] the world again we go
Author: Anonymous
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Ere to the world again we go. [Close of Worship.] This popular hymn with the American Unitarians has been traced to George E. Ellis's Psalms & Hymns, Boston, U. S., 1845, where it is given anonymously in 3 stanzas of 4 lines. It is found in most later Unitarian collections.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #503

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #503

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A Book of Song and Service #10

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A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs #39

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #431

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #715

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #86

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #49

Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver #d55

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Better Than Pearls #92

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Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #593

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Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #58

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Book of Worship #593

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Church Harmonies #973

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Church Melodies #120

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Fount of Blessing #73b

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #24

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #103

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Hymnal Amore Dei #148

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #148

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a148

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Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #162

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Hymns and Tunes #74

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d99

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #80

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #80

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Hymns for the Sanctuary #73

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #121

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d255

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Hymns of the Spirit #138

Missionary Hymns #d23

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Pilgrim Songs (Number Two) #324

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Plymouth Collection #a21

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #346

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Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #38

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Sacred Poetry #284

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #153

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #153

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Songs for the Sanctuary #153

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Songs for the Sanctuary #153

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Songs for the Sanctuary #153

Songs of Pilgrimage, a Hymnal for the Churches of Christ, Part I #d45

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Songs of Pilgrimage #21

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Songs of the Church #88

Sunbeams Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Combined #d20

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #21

The Book of Praise #d155

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The Book of Worship #464

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The Brethren Hymnal #78

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The Christian Hymn Book #717

The Gospel Hymnal #d123

The Gospel Praise Book #d103

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The Mother's Hymn Book. (Third stereotyped ed. Rev. and enl.) #97

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #544

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #258

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