Main message: Ask for blessings on the church, including the teachers and the learners.

Bible references:

• V1. "Lamp more brightly burn" (Matthew 5:14)

• V2. "hearts willed with faith" (1 Timothy 2:7)

• V3. "the willing ear" (Proverbs 25:12)

• V4. "One in the faithful" (Ephesians 4:13)

Keywords: benediction, teach, learn, church holier, lamp, pure hearts of love, faith, prayer, souls., guide, willing ear, meek, guileless, shepherd, sheep, one in the faithful, joy

Interpretation notes:

• The hymn’s rhythm repeats four times in four-measure units. 

• There is a leap in m. 2–3 and m. 5. 

• The third and fourth systems use pattern and sequence.