ELHB Hymn 463
The saints of earth and those above
Charles Wesley
Hymn Text
463. The saints of earth and those above
Text and metadata are organized from Hymnary’s ELHB index pages and ELHL1918 instance pages.
1 The saints on earth and those above
But one communion make;
Joined to their Lord, in bonds of love,
All of His grace partake.
But one communion make;
Joined to their Lord, in bonds of love,
All of His grace partake.
2 One family we dwell in Him,
One Church above, beneath;
Though now divided by the stream,--
The narrow stream of death.
One Church above, beneath;
Though now divided by the stream,--
The narrow stream of death.
3 One army of the living God,
To His command we bow:
Part of the host have passed the flood,
And part are crossing now.
To His command we bow:
Part of the host have passed the flood,
And part are crossing now.
4 Lo! thousands to their endless home
Are swiftly borne away;
And we are to the margin come,
And soon must launch as they.
Are swiftly borne away;
And we are to the margin come,
And soon must launch as they.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #463