American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#643

643. How Good It Is For Brethren

1 How good it is for brethren
Who know each other well,
In unity together
On this fair earth to dwell!
In unity together
On this fair earth to dwell!

2 As dew from lofty Hermon
Into the valley flows,
So God upon the brethren
His choicest gifts bestows,
So God upon the brethren
His choicest gifts bestows.

3 And thro' them He reneweth
That city fair and free,
Where souls, by sin polluted,
Shall pure and spotless be.
Where souls, by sin polluted,
Shall pure and spotless be.

4 And all the chosen people
Shall there His face behold
And be with Him forever,
One Shepherd and one fold,
And be with Him forever,
One Shepherd and one fold.

Text Information

• First Line: How good it is for brethren
• Title: How Good It Is For Brethren
• Author: F. G. Wetzel
• Translator: H. Brueckner (1918)
• Meter: 7 6 7 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: Meditation
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: THURINGIA
• Meter: 7 6 7 6
• Key: F Major
• Source: Thuringian Folksong; German chorale: Wie lieblich ist's
• Notes: Public Domain.