Blest Be The Tie That Binds

Text: John Fawcett

Music: Johann G. Nageli

Arranged by: Lowell Mason

Copyright: Public Domain

Main subject: Unity

Scripture: Hosea 11:4

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                  Blest be the tie that binds 
                  our hearts in Christian love; 
                  the fellowship of kindred minds 
                  is like to that above. 
                  
                  Before our Father's throne 
                  we pour our ardent prayers; 
                  our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
                  our comforts and our cares. 
                  
                  We share each other's woes, 
                  our mutual burdens bear; 
                  and often for each other flows 
                  the sympathizing tear. 
                  
                  When we asunder part, 
                  it gives us inward pain; 
                  but we shall still be joined in heart, 
                  and hope to meet again.

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Text: Henry J. Van Dyke

Copyright: Public Domain

Hymn To Joy

Ludwig van Beethoven

Arranged by: Edward Hodges, 1824

Main subject: Praise

Scripture: Psalm 71:3

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               The Plum Blossoms
               Henri Matisse, 1948

               1. Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
                  God of glory, Lord of love;
                  Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee,
                  Op’ning to the sun above.
                  Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
                  Drive the dark of doubt away;
                  Giver of immortal gladness,
                  Fill us with the light of day!
               2. All Thy works with joy surround Thee,
                  Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays,
                  Stars and angels sing around Thee,
                  Center of unbroken praise.
                  Field and forest, vale and mountain,
                  Flow’ry meadow, flashing sea,
                  Singing bird and flowing fountain
                  Call us to rejoice in Thee.
               3. Thou art giving and forgiving,
                  Ever blessing, ever blest,
                  Wellspring of the joy of living,
                  Ocean depth of happy rest!
                  Thou our Father, Christ our Brother,
                  All who live in love are Thine;
                  Teach us how to love each other,
                  Lift us to the joy divine.
               4. Mortals, join the happy chorus,
                  Which the morning stars began;
                  Father love is reigning o’er us,
                  Brother love binds man to man.
                  Ever singing, march we onward,
                  Victors in the midst of strife,
                  Joyful music leads us Sunward
                  In the triumph song of life.

The Church's One Foundation

Text: Samuel J. Stone

Music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Copyright: Public Domain

Main subject: Church

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11

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            1. The church has one foundation,
               ’Tis Jesus Christ her Lord;
               She is His new creation,
               Through water by the word.
               From heav’n He came and sought her
               To be His holy bride;
               With His own blood He bought her,
               And for her life He died.
            2. Elect from every nation,
               Yet one o’er all the earth,
               Her charter of salvation—
               One Lord, one faith, one birth.
               One holy name she blesses,
               Partakes one holy food;
               And to one hope she presses,
               With every grace endued.
            3. Long with a scornful wonder
               Men saw her sore oppressed,
               By schisms rent asunder,
               By heresies distressed.
               Yet saints their watch were keeping
               To hail a brighter day,
               When God should stop their weeping,
               Take their reproach away.
            4. The evening sun is shining,
               The cloudy day is past;
               The time of their repining
               Is at an end at last.
               The voice of God is calling
               To unity again;
               Division walls are falling,
               With all the creeds of men.
            5. Back to the one foundation,
               From sects and creeds made free,
               Come saints of every nation
               To blessed unity.
               Once more the ancient glory
               Shines as in days of old,
               And tells the wondrous story—
               One God, one faith, one fold.

Jesus Calls Us

Cecil F. Alexander, 1852

Copyright: Public Domain

Main subject: Consecration

Scripture: Matthew 4:19

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         1. Jesus calls us o’er the tumult
            Of our life’s wild, restless, sea;
            Day by day His sweet voice soundeth,
            Saying, “Christian, follow Me!”
         2. Jesus calls us from the worship
            Of the vain world’s golden store,
            From each idol that would keep us,
            Saying, “Christian, love Me more!”
         3. In our joys and in our sorrows,
            Days of toil and hours of ease,
            Still He calls, in cares and pleasures,
            “Christian, love Me more than these!”
         4. Jesus calls us! By Thy mercies,
            Savior, may we hear Thy call,
            Give our hearts to Thine obedience,
            Serve and love Thee best of all.