C.M. 1 ALL praise to our redeeming Lord, Who joins us by his grace, And bids us, each to each restored, Together seek his face.
2 He bids us build each other up; And, gathered into one, To our high calling's glorious hope We hand in hand go on.
3 The gift which he on one bestows, We all delight to prove; The grace through every vessel flows, In purest streams of love.
4 Even now we think and speak the same, And cordially agree; Concentred all, through Jesu's name, In perfect harmony.
5 We all partake the joy of one, The common peace we feel, A peace to sensual minds unknown, A joy unspeakable. G And if our fellowship below In Jesus be so sweet, What heights of rapture shall we know, When round his throne we meet! ==501 ==C.M.
1 JESUS, great Shepherd of the sheep, To thee for help we fly: Thy little flock in safety keep; For O! the wolf is nigh.
2 He comes, of hellish malice full, To scatter, tear, and slay; He seizes every straggling soul, As his own lawful prey.
3 Us into thy protection take, And gather with thy arm; Unless the fold we first forsake, The wolf can never harm.
4 We laugh to scorn his cruel power, While by our Shepherd's side; The sheep he never can devour, Unless he first divide.
5 O do not suffer him to part The souls that here agree; But make us of one mind and heart, And keep us one in thee!
6 Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die; And each a starry crown receive, And reign above the sky.
