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ONE IN CHRIST
“Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold.”—St. John X:16.
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Alford.
Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933)
No form of human framing, No bond of outward might, Can bind Thy Church together, Lord, And all her flocks unite; But, Jesus, Thou hast told us How unity must be: Thou art with God the Father one, And we are one in Thee. | The mind that is in Jesus Will guide us into truth, The humble, open, joyful mind Of ever-learning youth; The heart that is in Jesus Will lead us out of strife, The giving and forgiving heart That follows love in life. | Wherever men adore Thee, Our souls with them would kneel; Wherever men implore Thy help, Their trouble we would feel; And where men do Thy service, Though knowing not Thy sign, Our hand is with them in good work, For they are also Thine. | Forgive us, Lord, the folly That quarrels with Thy friends, And draw us nearer to Thy heart Where every discord ends; Thou art the crown of manhood, And Thou of God the Son; O Master of our many lives, In Thee our life is one. | |