Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: How pleasant is the sight to see
Topic: Love and Union
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 172
Page Number: 196, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow pleasant is the sight to see
The saints on earth in Christ agree;
And sit around the Saviour's board,
As members of one common Lord.
Here we behold the dawn of bliss,
Here we behold the Saviour's grace,
Here we behold his precious blood,
Here we behold the Love of God.
Hear our requests while we implore,
That love may spread from shore to shore,
Till all the saints like us combine
To praise the Lamb in songs divine.
To all we freely give our hand,
Who love the Lord in every land:
For all are one in Christ our head,
To whom be endless honors paid.
Let party names those seeds of hell,
No more in Christian bosoms dwell;
But love and union by his blood,
Prove them the chosen heirs of God.