Let party names no more The Christian world o’erspread, Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ, their Head.
2 Among the saints on earth Let mutual love be found; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crowned.
3 Thus will the church below Resemble that above, Where streams of pleasure ever flow, And every heart is love.
498 7s. Strangers and pilgrims. 1 Pet. 2:11.
Children of the heavenly King, As ye journey, sweetly sing; Sing your Saviour’s worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways.
2 Ye are traveling home to God, In the way the fathers trod: They are happy now—and ye Soon there happiness shall see.
3 Shout, ye little flock, and blest; You on Jesus’ throne shall rest: There your seat is now prepared— There your kingdom and reward.
4 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand On the borders of your land; Jesus Christ, your Father’s Son, Bids you undismayed go on.
5 Lord, submissive make us go, Gladly leaving all below; Only thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee.
499 7s. Bond of peace. Eph. 4:3.
Jesus, Lord, we look to thee; Let us in thy name agree; Show thyself the Prince of Peace; Bid our jars for ever cease.
2 By thy reconciling love, Every stumbling-block remove: Each to each unite, endear; Come, and spread thy banner here.
3 Make us of one heart and mind— Courteous, pitiful and kind; Lowly, meek, in thought and word— Altogether like our Lord.
4 Let us for each other care; Each the other’s burden bear; To thy Church the pattern give; Show how true believers live.
5 Free from anger and from pride, Let us thus in God abide; All the depths of love express— All the hights of holiness.
6 Let us then with joy remove To the family above; On the wings of angels fly; Show how true believers die.
500 8s. Love is of God. 1 John 4:7.
Say, whence does this union arise, Where hatred is conquered by love? It fastens our souls with such ties, That distance nor time can remove.
2 It can not in Eden be found, Nor yet in a Paradise lost; It grows on Immanuel’s ground, And Jesus’ life’s blood it has cost.
3 My friends so endeared unto me, Our souls so united in love; Where Jesus is gone we shall be, In yonder blest mansions above.
4 Why then so unwilling to part, Since there we shall soon meet again; Engraved on Immanuel’s heart, At distance we can not remain.
5 And then we shall see that bright day, And join with the angels above, Set free from our prisons of clay, United in Jesus’ kind love.
6 With Jesus we ever shall reign, And all his bright glory shall see; Then sing hallelujahs—Amen! Amen! Even so let it be!
501 8s & 7s. Receive ye one another. Rom. 15:7.
Come, dear friends, we all are brethren, Bound for Canaan’s happy land; Come, unite and walk together, Christ, our Leader, gives command. Cease to boast of party merit, Wound the cause of God no more, Be united by his spirit; Zion’s peace again restore.
2 Now our hand, our heart and spirit, Here in fellowship we give; Let us love and peace inherit, Show the world how Christians live. We’ll be one in Christ our Saviour, Male and female, bond and free! Christ is all in all for ever, In him we shall blesséd be.
502 7s, 6 lines. Parting friends.
When shall we all meet again? When shall we all meet again? Oft shall glowing hope expire, Oft shall wearied love retire, Oft shall death and sorrow reign, Ere we all shall meet again.
2 Though in distant lands we sigh, Parched beneath a hostile sky; Though the deep between us rolls— Friendship shall unite our souls: And in fancy’s wide domain, Oft shall we all meet again.
3 When the dreams of life are fled, And its wasted lamp is dead: When in cold oblivion’s shade, Beauty, wealth, and fame are laid; Where immortal spirits reign, There may we all meet again.
503 P. M. We shall meet no more to part.
We shall meet no more to part; Cease thy sorrows, mourning heart! Weary days will soon depart— Then we may rest for ever! When the work of life is done, When the victor’s crown is won, Then, immortal life begun, We no more shall sever. We shall meet, no more to part; Cease thy sorrows, mourning heart! Weary days will soon depart— Then we may rest for ever!
2 In the house of peace and bliss, In the world where Jesus is, When we bid adieu to this, Then we may love for ever. Purified from every stain, Through the Lamb that once was slain, Brethren, we shall meet again, And be parted never!
504 6s & 5s. When shall we meet again.