Closing Songs Open the week.
The end of a worship service often lands on encouragement, unity, and a call to action. A good song can stick with us through the week ahead, maybe hum it through the week.
The Grace is one of those songs. The melody is compelling & optimistic, the chorus has a powerful punchline “You've made me your child and that cannot be undone”, and each verse clearly unfolds the meaning of the church's ‘Trinitarian companion' to the Aaronic blessing, 'The Grace’ from 2 Corinthians 13:14. If you've been saying it every Sunday, maybe it's time to sing it ?!
Primary Recommendation – The Grace
the ‘every Sunday’ option
CCLI Song 7175472
Worship Leader PackThe Grace song page →
Widely adopted for it's easy to learn, memorable melody, personally engaging lyrics, rooted in scripture, with 10/10 for corporate worship from The Berean Test
Top CCLI rank ~ #3 for benediction, debuted on RTE TV (Ireland), PCI General Assembly & on rotation on national christian radio.
Additional Closing Songs
| Song | When | All you'll need | CCLI |
|---|---|---|---|
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Communion, Easter, pastoral, endurance | Leader Pack | 7144281 |
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Sending, commissioning, mission, assurance | Leader Pack | 7236869 |
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Remembrance, memorial, suffering, witness | Leader Pack | 7210450 |
How to choose the right closing song
Choosing a closing song depends on what the final moment of the service needs to do. Sometimes the congregation needs a blessing. Sometimes it needs a simple response to the sermon. Sometimes it needs a final act of praise, peace and assurance before people go back into daily life.
Well-known songs such as The Blessing, Benediction (Matt Redman), The Lord Bless You and Keep You and the Doxology each serve this closing space in different ways:
- For a sung blessing over people and families, a song such as The Blessing may be a natural fit.
- For a traditional short act of praise, the Doxology remains one of the simplest ways to close.
- For a direct benediction setting, songs such as Benediction or The Lord Bless You and Keep You work well.
- For an explicitly Trinitarian congregational close, The Grace offers a simple, focused option.
A New Testament, Trinitarian close
The Old Testament “Aaronic” blessing from Numbers 6 is often used at baptisms and ordinations. More often, the closing benediction shared by the whole congregation is Paul’s Trinitarian benediction from 2 Corinthians 13:14. A closing song rooted in it is especially fitting because it is explicit about the nature of God’s blessing: the grace of the Son, the love of the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. The Grace gives the church a simple, singable way to do exactly that, and lands on the assurance of adoption: “for You’ve made me Your child and that cannot be undone.”
Closing songs through the year
| Season or moment | Recommended closing song |
|---|---|
| Ordinary Sunday | The Grace |
| Communion, healing, reflection | Freedom’s Slave |
| Sending out, mission, Pentecost | Go Into All the World |
| Unity, endurance, hope; remembrance | Here We Stand |
| Advent and Christmas | The Grace |
| Easter Sunday | Freedom’s Slave or Here We Stand |
| Trinity Sunday, baptisms | The Grace |
Service planning tips
“The end of worship isn’t closing an event — it’s travelling with the Lord into the week ahead.”
- Use the final song to create momentum and continuity into the week.
- Consider inviting the congregation to remain standing and speak the benediction to each other.
- Leave space for the final lyric to land.
- Let your last song be what people hum on their way home, and through the week.
For Worship Leaders
Best Use: Closing song, benediction, sending, Communion, general worship, funeral.
Themes: Grace, peace, Trinity, blessing, mission, dedication, assurance, perseverance
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:14, Numbers 6:24–26, John 20:21, Matthew 28:18–20, Psalm 23:6, Psalm 27:4
CCLI: The Grace – 7175472
FAQ for Worship Leaders
Q: Does “The Grace” work with just acoustic guitar?
A: Yes. It's loosely based on an Irish folk tune so can be delivered just with a guitar or piano in 6/8, and it's easy to harmonise if you want to sing it voices only.
Q: When in the service should I use it?
A: As the final sung act of worship beside benediction or combined with spoken blessing
Immediately after a commissioning moment
Because it's a song about the gospel and the Trinity, you can sing it after communion, on trinity sunday, or highlight one of the verses: 1. The love of the Father. 2. The grace of the Son. 3. The fellowship of the Spirit.
Q - What's in a Worship Leader Pack?
A - lyrics, chords, lead sheet, mp3 & an ‘advert free’ lyric video.