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CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.
Planted in Christ, the living vine,
This day with one accord,
Ourselves, with humble faith and joy,
We yield to Thee, O Lord!
This day with one accord,
Ourselves, with humble faith and joy,
We yield to Thee, O Lord!
Joined in one body may we be;
One inward life partake;
One be our heart; one heavenly hope
In every bosom wake!
One inward life partake;
One be our heart; one heavenly hope
In every bosom wake!
In prayer, in effort, tears, and toils,
One wisdom be our guide;
Taught by one Spirit from above,
In Thee may we abide.
One wisdom be our guide;
Taught by one Spirit from above,
In Thee may we abide.
Complete in us, whom grace hath called,
Thy glorious work begun,—
O Thou, in whom the Church on earth,
And Church in heaven, are one!
Thy glorious work begun,—
O Thou, in whom the Church on earth,
And Church in heaven, are one!
Around this feeble, trusting band,
Thy sheltering pinions spread,
Nor let the storms of trial beat
Too fiercely on our head!
Thy sheltering pinions spread,
Nor let the storms of trial beat
Too fiercely on our head!
Then, when, among the saints in light,
Our joyful spirits shine,
Shall anthems of immortal praise,
O Lamb of God, be Thine!
Our joyful spirits shine,
Shall anthems of immortal praise,
O Lamb of God, be Thine!
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