33. Heart to Heart United Closely

1. Heart to heart united closely,
In the heart of God seek rest!
Let your love rise up like incense
To your great Redeemer blest:
He is Head, we are His members,
He the Light, and we the rays,
He the Master, we the brethren;
We are His for all our days.

2. Come and take, all ye His children,
In His covenant, grace for grace;
O be faithful to our Conqueror,
Heartily His strength embrace.
If love’s bonds are yet too feeble,
If imperfect they have been,
Pray to Jesus with deep fervor,
Till He strengthen them again.

3. Strive for love in greater measure
That when care and pain be rife
Everyone might for the other
Willingly give up His life.
Thus our Savior loved us, brethren,
When He shed His blood so dear;
Think how it must deeply grieve Him
When we harm each other here.

4. Spur then one another onward,
Meek and lowly, shunning strife;
In the Savior’s footsteps walking,
Who gave up for us His life.
Let each one arouse the other
That our efforts, day by day,
All be given to the Master,
That we please Him on the way.

5. Hallelujah! Oh, what glory,
Oh, what depth of love we trace,
When we see the heart of Jesus,
Who redeemed our guilty race;
That He, King of all the spirits,
Now is Father, dear to us,
Though invisible, our Master
Yet is truly near to us!

6. O Thou truest Friend, unite us
Who are Thine own hallowed band,
That our hearts be ever ready
To fulfill Thy last command;
Thou, who are the truth, we pray Thee
Our hearts ever closer bind,
That we Lord by Thee enlightened,
In Thy light our glory find!

7. Christ, Thy prayer will thus be answered,
That the Father fully own
Those to whom Thou hast revealed Him
And to Him in love are drawn!
Thus may they all stand united
Who are also one with Thee,
And rejoice to serve each other
In love’s mighty unity!

8. Prince of Peace, let peace be given
Richly unto every heart!
Lord of Love, in holy service
Let us have our blessed part!
Thus this life with all its hardships
And the cross sent from above
Will be brightened, lightened, sweetened
By the power of Thy love.

9. Lord of Love, Thou hast commanded
That we love each other well;
Now the dead and slothful spirits,
With Thy life and power fill.
Kindle Thou that flame within us
That the world may clearly see,
- We, as Thy united people,
Stand as one, all true to Thee!

10. Let us live, O Lord, in union,
As Thou with Thy Father art;
Till on earth there be no member
From Thy body left apart;
Thus alone from Thy pure brightness
Shall our light receive its glow,
That the world may, by love’s token,
Us for Thy disciples know.