The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4129

4129. The Bond Of Perfectness

1 How sweet this bond of perfectness,
The wondrous love of Jesus;
A pure foretaste of Heaven’s bliss,
Oh, fellowship so precious!

Refrain:
Oh brethren, how this perfect love
Unites us all in Jesus!
One heart, and soul, and mind, we prove,
The union Heaven gave us.

2 The bond that circles Heaven’s pure—
Oh, wondrous! wondrous story!
Has dropped around the holy here,
And fills us all with glory. [Refrain]

3 Oh, praise the Lord for love divine
That binds us all together;
A thousand chords our hearts entwine,
Forever and forever. [Refrain]

4 "God over all and in us all",
And thro’ each holy brother;
No power of earth or hell, withal,
Can rent us from each other. [Refrain]

5 Oh, mystery of Heaven’s peace!
Oh, bond of Heaven’s union!
Our souls in fellowship embrace,
And live in sweet communion. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: How sweet this bond of perfectness
• Title: The Bond Of Perfectness
• Author: Daniel S. Warner
• Refrain First Line: Oh brethren, how this perfect love
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Echoes from Glory (Grand Junction, MI: Gospel Trumpet Publishing Company, 1893)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PERFECTNESS
• Composer: Barney Elliott Warren (1893)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain