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527. Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love

1 Blest be the dear uniting love
That will not let us part;
Our bodies may far off remove,
We still are one in heart.

2 Joined in one spirit to our Head;
Where He appoints we go;
And still in Jesus' footsteps tread,
And show His praise below.

3 O may we ever walk in Him,
And nothing know beside,
Nothing desire nothing esteem,
But Jesus crucified!

4 Closer and closer let us cleave
To His beloved embrace;
Expect His fulness to receive,
And grace to answer grace.

5 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.

Text Information
First Line: Blest be the dear uniting love
Title: Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Scripture: ;
Topic: The Living Church: Christian Fellowship; Fellowship; Loyalty
Notes: Alternate tune: EVAN
Tune Information
Name: COVENTRY
Composer: Benjamin Cuzins
Arranger: Frederic W. Root, 1846-1916
Meter: CM
Key: C Major



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