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Text:In Christ There Is No East or West
Author:John Oxenham, 1852-1941
Tune:MCKEE
Adapter:Harry T. Burleigh, 1866–1949

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."



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