God be with You Till We Meet Again

<p>Does your church use a regular benediction hymn or closing hymn to close a service and send the people on their way with a blessing? &nbsp;Finding a good hymn to express a blessing can be a challenge and such was the case for Jeremiah Eames Rankin. &nbsp;What does a poet do who cannot find the hymn that says what he or she wants? &nbsp;They write their own. &nbsp;Rankin did just that and from his pen flowed God be with You Till We Meet Again. &nbsp;We abbreviate so many things in our lives and often rush to move on. &nbsp;Can we take the extra couple of seconds to not merely say, "Good-bye", but to bless our brothers and sisters with the phrase that it represents, "God be with you"? &nbsp;As one radio minister used to say to close his program, "Be a blessing today."</p> <p>Article taken from <strong>Living Stories of Famous Hymns</strong> by Ernest K. Emurian. Copyright © 1955 by Baker Book House Company. Used by permission of Baker Book House Company.</p>