"The Dead in Christ." 2 Yea, the dead in Christ have still Part in all our joy and ill; 3 We, by enemies distrest, They, in Paradise at rest; We the captives, they the freed, We and they are one indeed. 4 One in all we seek or shun; 923 One, because our Lord is One; Rev. John Mason Neale. (1818-1866.) 1844. The Saints on Earth all one. I THOSE Whom many a land divides, 5 So with them our hearts we raise, Share their work and join their praise; Rendering worship, thanks, and love, To the Trinity above. I 'Tis a pleasant thing to see 2 As the precious ointment, shed 3 Gently as the dews distil Down on Zion's holy hill, 4 Where divine affection lives, There the Lord His blessing gives, Rev. Henry Francis Lyte. (1793-1847.) 1834. 2 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes; Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain; But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way; While each in expectation lives, And longs to see the day. 6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin we shall be free; And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. 3 They all in life and death, With Thee, their Lord, in view, Learned from Thy Holy Spirit's breath To suffer and to do. 4 For this Thy name we bless, 1 O WHAT, if we are Christ's, 2 Keen was the trial once, When martyred saints, baptized in blood, Christ's sufferings shared below. 3 Bright is their glory now, Boundless their joy above, 4 Lord, may that grace be ours, 5 Enough, if Thou at last The word of blessing give, Rev. Sir Henry Williams Baker. (1821-) 1852 SARUM. 10. Joseph Barnby. 1868. 1. FOR all the saints, who from their labors rest, Who Thee by faith before the world confest, Thy name, O Jesus, be for- ev-er blest. Al- le lu ia, Al - le - lu ia. 929 Christ the Corner-Stone. 2 Elect from every nation, Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth; 3 Though with a scornful wonder, Yet saints their watch are keeping, Shall be the morn of song. 4 'Mid toil and tribulation, Her longing eyes are blest, 5 Yet she on earth hath union With God the Three in One, With those whose rest is won: Lord, give us grace that we On high may dwell with Thee. 930 "And there shall be one Fold and one Shepherd." John x. 16. I AND is the time approaching, By prophets long foretold, One Shepherd and one fold? To moles and bats be thrown, To God in Christ alone? 2 Shall Jew and Gentile, meeting One common Lord adore? Remove and pass away, 3 Shall all that now unites us In a blest land of love? 4 O long-expected dawning, Come with thy cheering ray: It cheers the watchers on, BENTLEY. 7, 6. John Hullah. (1812-) 1865. 1. O DAY of rest and gladness, O day of joy and light, O balm of care and sadness, Most beautiful, most bright: 931 "The Day which the Lord hath made." 2 On thee, at the creation, The light first had its birth; The Spirit sent from heaven, The silver trumpet calls, With soul-refreshing streams. 4 New graces ever gaining From this our day of rest, To Thee, blest Three in One. Bp. Christopher Wordsworth. (1807-) 1862. ab. and alt. 2 We join to sing Thy praises, Lord of the Sabbath day; Each voice in gladness raises I THE day of resurrection, The Passover of God. From earth unto the sky, 2 Our hearts be pure from evil, May raise the victor-strain. 3 Now let the heavens be joyful; Let earth her song begin; Let the round world keep triumph, And all that is therein; Invisible and visible, Their notes let all things blend, John of Damascus. (-c. 780.) |