The New English Hymnal ‎#396

396. Let saints on earth in concert sing

1 Let saints on earth in concert sing
With those whose work is done;
For all the servants of our King
In earth and heaven are one.

2 One family, we dwell in him,
One Church, above, beneath;
Though now divided by the stream,
The narrow stream of death.

3 One army of the living God,
To his command we bow;
Part of his host has crossed the flood,
And part is crossing now.

4 E'en now to their eternal home
There pass some spirits blest,
While others to the margin come,
Waiting their call to rest.

5 Jesu, be thou our constant Guide;
Then, when the word is given,
Bid Jordan's narrow stream divide,
And bring us safe to heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: Let saints on earth in concert sing
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Mothering Sunday; Funerals and The Departed
• Notes: Other authors also

Tune Information

• Name: DUNDEE
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Scottish Psalter, 1615; Harmony: Ravenscroft's Psalmes 1621