Thursday, March 14, 2024

All praise to our redeeming Lord

417 Armenia. C. M.

1 All praise to our redeeming Lord,
   who joins us by his grace,
   and bids us, each to each restored,
   together seek his face.

2 He bids us build each other up;
   and, gathered into one,
   to our high calling’s glorious hope
   we hand in hand go on.

3 We all partake the joy of one,
   the common peace we feel,
   a peace to sensual minds unknown,
   a joy unspeakable.

4 And if our fellowship below
   in Jesus be so sweet,
   what heights of rapture shall we know
   when round his throne we meet!
                         Charles Wesley
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition

<idle musing>
This is definitely not one of Wesley's more popular hymns; it only occurs in 142 hymnals. As is usual with a Wesley hymn, there are more verses:

3 The gift which he on one bestows,
   we all delight to prove;
   the grace through every vessel flows,
   in purest streams of love.

4 Ev'n now we think and speak the same,
   and cordially agree;
   concentred all, through Jesus’ name,
   in perfect harmony.

</idle musing>

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