1 LET selfishness 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 Let discord-child of hell-
Be banished far away;
Those should in strictest friendship dwell,
Who the same Lord obey.
4 Thus will the Church below
Resemble that above,
Where streams of pleasure ever flow,
And ev'ry heart is love.
1 How pleasant 'tis to see
Associate friends agree;
Each in their proper station move,
And each fulfil his part,
With sympathizing heart,
In all the cares of life and love!
2 'Tis like the ointment shed
On Aaron's sacred head,
Divinely rich, divinely sweet;
The oil thro' all the room
Diffused a choice perfume,
Ran thro' his robes and blest his feet.
3 Like fruitful showers of rain,
That water all the plain,
Descending from the neighb'ring hills,
Such streams of pleasure roll
Thro' every friendly soul,
Where love like heavenly dew distils.
1 JOIN us, in one spirit join,
Let us still receive of thine:
Still for more on thee we call,
Thou who fillest all in all !
2 Move and actuate and guide;
Divers gifts to each divide;
Placed according to thy will,
Let us all our work fulfil.
3 Sweetly may we all agree,
Touched with softest sympathy;
Kindly for each other care;
Every member feel his share.
4 False distinctions rendered void,
All by Christian love destroyed!
Names, and sects, and parties fall:
God, the Father's all in all!
1 LORD, subdue our selfish will;
Each to each our tempers suit,
By thy modulating skill,
Heart to heart, as lute to lute.
2 Sweetly on our spirits move,
Gently touch the trembling strings;
Make the harmony of love,
Music for the King of kings!
1 SHALL tyranny and wealth
The weak and poor oppress,
And treat with proud contempt and scorn
A brother in distress?
2 Shall idle pomp and pride
Be pampered to their fill,
While honest industry and worth
Go naked, hungry, still?
3 Ah, no! a rest will come,
Though long it seem deferred ;
The song of peace, the angels sung,
Shall yet through earth be heard.
4 Then kindness, truth and love,
Will everywhere abound;
The olive-branch of peace will twine!
A happy world around.
5 Then man, transformed in mind,
His God-like powers shall prove,
And make this new-created earth
A paradise of love.
1 YE speak of independence,-
There is no such thing on earth,-
We depend upon each other,
Still for all that life is worth!
To every mind that ponders,
To every heart that feels,
There's not a day but something
This hidden truth reveals.
2 Thus thus, throughout creation,
The links of life had birth;
Ye speak of independence-
There is no such thing on earth!
We depend on one another
For each comfort we enjoy;
There is nought the heart can foster
That the heart may not destroy!
3 We depend for our existence
On His hand who gave us breath ;
We depend upon affection
E'en to soothe the hour of death!
Thus thus, throughout creation,
The links of life had birth;
Ye speak of independence-
There is no such thing on earth.
1 ALL men are equal in their birth,
Heirs of the earth and skies;
All men are equal when that earth
Fades from their dying eyes.,
2 "Tis man alone who difference sees,
And speaks of high and low;
And worships those and tramples these,
While the same path they go.
3 O, let us hasten to restore
To all their right of love;
In power and wealth exult no more;
In wisdom lowly move.
4 Ye great, renounce your earth-born pride; Ye low, your shame and fear;
Live as ye worship-side by side-
Your common claims revere.
1 ONWARD, though the world's impeding,
Onward, every foe unheeding,
Jesus now the cause is leading,
He will be our guide:
In His strength we'll conquer,
In His strength we'll conquer,
In His strength we'll conquer,
For His Truth is on our side.
2 Not with earth's proud armor shielding,
Not her carnal weapons wielding,
These to mightier ones are yielding,
Furnished from above:
And we'll surely conquer,
For our sword is truth and love.
3 See the man of noble daring,
Earth's proud laurels richly wearing,
Leaving all and meekly sharing
In this work of Peace:
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