Thou Gracious God, whose mercy lends

Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends - Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Thou gracious God, whose mercy lends
The light of home, the smile of friends,
Our gathered flock thine arms enfold
As in the peaceful days of old.

Wilt thou not hear us while we raise
In sweet accord of solemn praise
The voices that have mingled long
In joyous flow of mirth and song?

For all the blessings life has brought,
For all the sorrowing hours have taught,
For all we mourn, for all we keep,
The hands we clasp, the loved that sleep.

The noontide sunshine of the past,
These brief, bright moments fading fast,
The stars that gild our darkening years,
The twilight ray from holier spheres.

We thank thee, Father; let thy grace
Our loving circle still embrace,
Thy mercy shed its heavenly store,
Thy peace be with us evermore.
Thy mercy shed its heavenly store,
Thy peace be with us evermore.

As we leave Annapolis, Maryland to return home after our mission, we will be eternally grateful for the people we have met and the love they have shown to us. We are especially thankful for our opportunity to serve in the Spa Creek Branch (Spanish Speaking) of the Annapolis Stake. I thought these words of Oliver Wendell Holmes were particularly appropriate. I am not sure any of the Branch members will ever see this post, but I do hope they realize what a great experience we had working with them for nearly an entire year. We hope to see them all again sometime.

We would also like to express our thanks to all those volunteers and missionaries who worked with us at the Maryland State Archives. They made the whole experience worthwhile. I truthfully can not understand how we could have done our work of digitizing without the combined effort of all the missionaries working together to solve the challenges and problems that arose.

We will remember you always. Here is another version with the King's Singers.

Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends - The King's Singers & the Mormon Tabernacle Choir