Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love

Blest be the dear unit­ing love

That will not let us part:

Our bo­dies may far off re­move

We still are joined in heart.

Joined in one Spir­it to our Head

Where He ap­points we go

And still in Je­sus’ foot­steps tread

And do His work be­low.

O let us ev­er walk in Him

And no­thing know be­side;

Nothing de­sire

no­thing es­teem

But Je­sus cru­ci­fied.

Closer

and clos­er let us cleave

To His be­loved em­brace;

Expect His full­ness to re­ceive

And grace to ans­wer grace.

While thus we walk with Christ in light

Who shall our souls dis­join

Souls

which Him­self vouch­safes t’u­nite

In fel­low­ship di­vine!

We all are one who Him re­ceive

And each with each agree

In Him the One

the Truth

we live

Blest point of un­ity!

Partakers of the Sav­ior’s grace

The same in mind and heart

Nor joy

nor grief

nor time

nor place

Nor life

nor death can part.

But let us hast­en to the day

Which shall our flesh re­store

When death shall all be done away

And bo­dies part no more!