499 Jesus Christ our Lord

Lord God, you now have set your servant free

to go in peace as promised in your word;

my eyes have seen the Savior, Christ the Lord,

prepared by you for all the world to see,

to shine on nations trapped in darkest night,

the glory of your people, and their light.

Words: Rae E Whiney (b. 1927); para. of The Song of Simeon Music: Song 1, melody and bass Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625); harm. Hymns for Church and School, 1964