Closing & Sending Hymns
219 public-domain hymns with full lyrics, free to turn into slides.
A closing hymn sends the congregation out into the world — blessed, commissioned, and renewed. Hymns of sending and benediction like "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" and "Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing" turn the end of worship into the beginning of mission.
This collection gathers public-domain closing, recessional, and sending hymns, free to sing and project at the conclusion of any service.
Hymns in this collection
- "Praise ye the Lord!" again, again BHB 236
- Abide with Me UMH 700
- Abide With Me, 'Tis Eventide SDA 46
- Abide, O Dearest Jesus OHP 6
- All Hail The Power Of Jesus GHS 214
- All Praise to Thee SDA 53
- All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night UMH 682
- All Things Come of Thee UMH 588
- Almighty Father SDA 693
- Amen UMH 897
- Amen UMH 899
- Amen UMH 898
- Amen UMH 900
- Amen UMH 902
- Amen UMH 904
- Amen UMH 903
- Amens SDA 663
- Another Year GHS 193
- Auld Lang Syne CAR 1
- Beams of Heaven as I Go UMH 524
- Beautiful Home GHS 139
- Beautiful Zion SDA 450
- Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love UMH 566
- Blest Be the Tie That Binds UMH 557
- Bringing in the Sheaves SDA 369
- Come Over GHS 44
- Come Unto Me GHS 2
- Come, Labor On SDA 357
- Come, Let Us Join Our Friends Above UMH 709
- Come, Ye Thankful People Come UMH 694
- Day is Dying in the West UMH 687
- Dear Lord and Father SDA 480
- Dear Lord and Father of Mankind UMH 358
- Don't You See My Jesus Coming SDA 454
- Dona Nobis Pacem UMH 376
- Eternal God, Whose Power Upholds SDA 90
- Far and Near the Fields Are Teeming SDA 358
- Far, far away, in heathen darkness dwelling BHB 379
- Farewell, for the present, farewell BHB 358
- For a Peaceful Night UMH 693
- For ever with the Lord! BHB 48
- For the Bread Which You Have Broken UMH 614
- For Thee, O Dear, Dear Country SDA 424
- From All That Dwell Below the Skies UMH 101
- General Services UMH 1
- Glory Be to the Father UMH 70
- Glory Be to the Father UMH 71
- Go Labor On GHS 62
- Go, Preach My Gospel SDA 378
- God Be in My Head SDA 678
- God Be With You SDA 65
- God Be with You till We Meet Again UMH 672
- God Be with You till We Meet Again UMH 673
- God Is Working His Purpose Out SDA 225
- God, That Madest Earth and Heaven UMH 688
- God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven SDA 47
- Gracious Father, Guard Thy Children SDA 621
- Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah UMH 127
- Hark, the Vesper Hymn Is Stealing SDA 58
- Hark! 'Tis the Shepherd's Voice I Hear SDA 361
- Hark! 'tis the watchman's cry BHB 64
- Have You Counted The Cost GHS 205
- He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater BHB 391
- He Who Would Valiant Be OHP 58
- Hear Our Prayer, O Lord SDA 684
- Heavenly Father, Bless Us Now SDA 293
- Heir of the Kingdom SDA 594
- Heralds of Christ UMH 567
- Here o'er the earth as a stranger I roam BHB 72
- Higher Ground GHS 179
- Hold Fast Till I Come SDA 600
- How Cheering Is the Christian's Hope SDA 440
- How Far From Home? SDA 439
- How good is the God we adore BHB 78
- I am a stranger here BHB 82
- I Am Bound For Canan GHS 27
- I am watching for the morning BHB 85
- I have a home above BHB 89
- I Know Whom I Have Believed UMH 714
- I Love My Master GHS 56
- I Shall See The King GHS 141
- I Want to Be Ready UMH 722
- I Wont Have To Cross Jordan Alone GHS 144
- I'm a Pilgrim SDA 444
- I'm a pilgrim and stranger BHB 83
- I'm But A Stranger Here OHP 70
- I'm Going Home SDA 437
- I'm waiting for Thee, Lord BHB 84
- In a Little While We're Going Home SDA 626
- In Peace and Joy I Now Depart OHP 74
- In the Garden SDA 487
- Jerusalem the Golden OHP 79
- Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me UMH 509
- Jesus, Tender Shepherd, Hear Me OHP 90
- Jesus, the Christ! Eternal Word! BHB 341
- Joy By and By SDA 430
- Just A Closer Walk with Thee FWS 2158
- Laying My Treasure Up There GHS 140
- Lead On, O King Eternal UMH 580
- Lo, What a Glorious Sight Appears SDA 446
- Lord Jesus, come! BHB 130
- Lord of All Being, Throned Afar SDA 17
- Lord, Bless Thy Word to Every Heart SDA 667
- Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing UMH 671
- Lord, I'm Coming Home SDA 296
- Lord, Make Us More Holy SDA 69
- Lord, Speak to Me UMH 463
- Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart OHP 104
- Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep SDA 549
- May the Grace of Christ Our Savior SDA 659
- May the grace of Christ our Saviour BHB 145
- May the Lord Bless and Keep You SDA 675
- Midst the darkness, storm and sorrow BHB 155
- More Love to Thee OHP 108
- Must I Go And Empty Handed GHS 108
- My days are gliding swiftly by BHB 151
- My Faith Looks Up to Thee UMH 452
- My God, my Father, while I stray BHB 165
- My rest is in heaven, my rest is not here BHB 160
- Near, Still Nearer SDA 301
- Nearer, My God, to Thee UMH 528
- Never Part Again SDA 449
- No Night There SDA 427
- No Tears In Heaven GHS 148
- Now All the Woods Are Sleeping SDA 57
- Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow OHP 118
- Now Thank We All Our God UMH 102
- Now the Day Is Over SDA 52
- Now the Light Has Gone Away OHP 119
- Now to Him who loved us, gave us BHB 465
- Now, on Land and Sea Descending UMH 685
- O Brother, Be Faithful SDA 602
- O Gladsome Light UMH 686
- O Jesus, I Have Promised UMH 396
- O Lord! 'tis joy to look above BHB 199
- O Trinity of Blessed Light OHP 136
- O what a lonely path were ours BHB 208
- O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be UMH 727
- O Zion, Haste UMH 573
- O, When Shall I See Jesus SDA 448
- Oh The Bitter Shame And Sorrow GHS 224
- Ohappy Day That Fixed My Choice GHS 215
- On Jordan's Stormy Banks SDA 620
- On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand UMH 724
- On Our Way Rejoicing SDA 68
- On What Has Now Been Sown OHP 140
- Once more before we part BHB 211
- Only Remembered GHS 251
- Other General Services & Acts of Worship UMH 863
- Our God, Our Help In Ages Past OHP 144
…and 69 more. Browse the full hymn library →
Frequently asked questions
What are good closing or recessional hymns?
"God Be with You Till We Meet Again," "Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing," "Now Thank We All Our God," and "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah" are well-loved sending hymns gathered in this public-domain collection.
What is a sending hymn?
A sending hymn closes a service by commissioning the congregation to carry their worship into daily life and mission. These closing and benediction hymns serve that purpose and are collected here.
