Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#359

359. In Christ There Is No East or West

1 In Christ there is no east or west,
In him no south or north,
But one great fellowship of love
Throughout the whole wide earth.

2 In him shall true hearts ev'rywhere
Their high communion find;
His service is the golden cord
Close-binding all mankind.

3 Join hands then, brothers of the faith,
Whate'er your race may be.
Who serves my Father as a son
Is surely kin to me.

4 In Christ now meet both east and west,
In him meet south and north;
All Christly souls are one in Him
Throughout the whole wide earth.

Text Information

• First Line: In Christ there is no east or west
• Title: In Christ There Is No East or West
• Author: John Oxenham, 1852-1941
• Meter: C M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Community in Christ; Commemorations and Accoasions: Unity; Love; Races and Cultures; Society
• Source: Bees in Amber by John Oxenham- first published in U.S. A. in 1913
• Copyright: Copyright in U.S.A. by Fleming Revell Co. Used by permission of Miss T. Dunkerley
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MCKEE
• Adapter: Harry T. Burleigh, 1866-1949
• Meter: C M
• Key: C Major
• Source: Negro spiritual
• Copyright: © Harry T. Burleigh