Unity

698 L. M.
One fold and one shepherd

GIVER of peace and unity,
   Send down thy mild, pacific Dove.
   We all shall then in one agree,
   And breathe the spirit of thy love.

2 We all shall think and speak the same
   Delightful lesson of thy grace:
   One undivided Christ proclaim,
   And jointly glory in thy praise.

3 O let us take a softer mould,
   Blended and gather’d into thee;
   Under one Shepherd make one fold,
   Where all is love and harmony.

4 Regard thine own eternal prayer,
   And send a peaceful answer down:
   To us thy Father’s Name declare;
   Unite and perfect us in one.

5 So shall the world believe and know
   That God hath sent thee from above,
   When thou art seen in us below,
   And every soul displays thy love.
                          Charles Wesley
                          Methodist Episcopal hymnal (1870 edition)