[Intro - warm fingerpicked acoustic and soft pedal steel, hushed and close]

[Chorus]
Grace and peace, grace and peace,
The Lord lift up His face on you.
Grace and peace, grace and peace,
And carry every one of you on through.

[Verse 1 - to the grieving]
Grace and peace to you who came in grieving,
With a sorrow still not healed.
The Lord be near you in the dark,
And the Lord be your shield.

[Verse 2 - to the cast-out]
Grace and peace to you the camp shut out,
To you with no pew to claim.
The Lord has got a field for you,
And the Lord knows your name.

[Chorus]
Grace and peace, grace and peace,
The Lord lift up His face on you.
Grace and peace, grace and peace,
And carry every one of you on through.

[Verse 3 - to the ones who carry it on]
Grace and peace to you who sing it next,
When our voices all have stilled.
Take the song and carry it,
The Lord will see it filled.

[Bridge - the Aaronic blessing]
The Lord bless you and keep you,
The Lord make His face to shine.
The grace and peace we sing to you
Were never yours or mine.
They come down from the Father,
They come down through the Son.
We are only passing on the blessing
That the Lord has already done.

[Chorus]
Grace and peace, grace and peace,
The Lord lift up His face on you.
Grace and peace, grace and peace,
And carry every one of you on through.

[Outro - very quiet, a sung benediction fading out]
Grace and peace,
Grace and peace.
From the first of all our songs to the last,
Grace and peace.