In Christ there is no east or west

192 In Christ there is no east or west

1 In Christ there is no east or west,
   in him no south or north,
   but one great fellowship of love
   throughout the whole wide earth.

2 In Christ shall true hearts ev’rywhere
   their high communion find.
   His service is the golden cord
   close binding humankind.

3 Join hands, then, people of the faith,
   whate’er your race may be.
   All children of the living God
   are surely kin to me.

4 In Christ now meet both east and west,
   in him meet south and north.
   All Christly souls are joined as one
   throughout the whole wide earth.
                         John Oxenham
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition

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I had forgotten that John Oxenham was a penname for William Arthur Dunkerley. He had several children, at least one of whom also wrote under the Oxenham penname. This hymn occurs in about 330 hymnals. It was always a favorite of mine growing up—and remains so to this day. It speaks of the universalness of the faith.
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