Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#289

289. Lo, what a pleasing sight

1 Lo, what a pleasing sight
Are brethren that agree!
How blest are all whose hearts unite
In bonds of piety.

2 From those celestial springs,
Such streams of comfort flow,
As no increase of riches brings,
Nor honors can bestow.

3 All in their stations move,
And each performs his part,
In all the cares of life and love,
With sympathizing heart.

4 Formed for the purest joys,
By one desire possest,
One aim the zeal of all employs,
To make each other blest.

5 'Tis the same pleasure fills
The breast in worlds above,
Where joy, like morning-dew, distils,
And all the air is love.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, what a pleasing sight
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Love: brotherly; Church: Communion of Saints
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ELATION
• Composer: Gioacchino A. Rossini
• Meter: S. M.
• Notes: Public Domain.