Songs of Zion ‎#65

65. 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 everywhere
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. Amen.

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
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1981
• Topic: Hymns
• Copyright: Words by kind permission of Desmond Dunkerly.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MCKEE
• Adapter: Harry T. Burleigh, 1866–1949
• Key: C Major
• Source: Traditional
• Notes: This tune came from a Negro Spiritual, "I Went to the Hillside, I Went to Pray."