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The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Verse 1
The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord lift His countenance upon you,
And give you peace;
The Lord make His face to shine upon you,
And be gracious unto you,
Be gracious,
The Lord be gracious, gracious unto you.
Amen.
The Lord lift His countenance upon you,
And give you peace;
The Lord make His face to shine upon you,
And be gracious unto you,
Be gracious,
The Lord be gracious, gracious unto you.
Amen.
The Aaronic Benediction from Numbers 6:24–26 set to music by Peter Christian Lutkin (1900), which became the most widely used choral benediction in American Protestant worship.