Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: Rise Christians rise who love the Lord
Topic: A View of Heaven
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 277
Page Number: 233, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsRISE, Christians rise, who love the
Lord,
Whose souls are quicken'd by his word;
Arise and shine, your light is come,
God is our father, heaven our home.
Christ is our head, he'll ne'er forsake
His members who his life partake;
The life he gives must clearly shine,
That all my own it is divine.
Let it appear by all we do,
That God has form'd or souls anew;
That others may from ruin fly;
And join, or God to glorify.
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, let faith obey;
That love, sweet fruit of gospel light,
May chase the gloomy shades of night.
O love, we want no other tie,
With kings and courts we do not vie,
By framing 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.