The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12237

12237. From Whence Doth This Union Arise?

1 From whence doth this union arise,
That hatred is conquered by love?
It fastens our souls with such ties,
That distance and time can’t remove.

2 It cannot in Eden be found,
Nor yet in paradise lost;
It grows on Immanuel’s ground,
And Jesus’ dear blood it did cost.

3 My friends now so dear unto me,
Our souls are united in love:
Where Jesus is gone we shall be,
In yonder blest mansions above.

4 Then why so unwilling to part,
Since there we shall meet again?
Engraved on Immanuel’s heart,
At distance we cannot remain.

5 With Jesus we ever shall reign,
And all His bright glory shall see,
And sing hallelujah, Amen,
Amen, even so let it be!

Text Information

• First Line: From whence doth this union arise
• Title: From Whence Doth This Union Arise?
• Author: Thomas Baldwin
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: A Collection of Hymns, Selected from Sundry Poets by Edward Clark Saunders (Windham, Conn: John Byrne, 1791)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: UNION
• Composer: William Billings (1788)
• Arranger: L. Marshall (1886)
• Meter: LM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain