Hymnal: The Pilgrim's Hymn Book
Date: 1816
Compiler: Joseph Thomas
Publisher/Printer: J Foster
First Line: Rise Christians rise who love the Lord
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Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: LM
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Hymn Number: LVII
Page Number: 073, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsRise christians, rise who love the Lord,
Whose souls are quick'ned by his word,
Arise and shine, your light is come-
God is our father, heav'n our home.
Christ is our head, he'll never forsake
His members, which his life partake;
The life he gives must clearly shine,
That all may own it is divine.
He calls us one, his spouse, his bride,
O let no enemy divide;
Let love unite, let heav'nly flames
Consume, destroy all party names.
O christians, join your hearts to pray,
Tho' hell oppose, by faith obey,
That love, sweet fruit of gospel light,
May chase the gloomy shades of night.
O love! we want no other tie-
With courts and kings we do not vie;
By forming compacts, forms and rules,
The kingdom is within our souls.
Lord Jesus, thee our king we own,
Gather thy children into one;
The works of darkness all destroy,
And fill the world with light and joy.