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According to the Gifts

Author: Peter A. Judd, 1943- Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Christian unity First Line: According to the gifts that God Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6-7 Used With Tune: EVAN Text Sources: Scripture text

May the Grace of Christ Our Saviour

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 617 hymnals Topics: Christian unity and fellowship Lyrics: 1 May the grace of Christ our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor, Rest upon us from above. 2 Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord; And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. Amen. Used With Tune: BATTY (RINGE RECHT WENN GOTTES GNADE)

We Are Many Parts

Author: Marty Haugen, b. 1950 Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Christian Initiation; Discipleship; Ecumenism; Eucharist; Love for Others; Pentecost; Seeking; Service; Sharing; Unity; Unity First Line: God of all, we look to you Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12 Used With Tune: [God of all, we look to you]

Love divine, all loves excelling

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,869 hymnals Topics: Christian unity Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heav'n, to earth come down, fix in us thy humble dwelling, all thy faithful mercies crown. 2 Jesu, thou art all compassion, pure unbounded love thou art; visit us with thy salvation, enter ev'ry trembling heart. 3 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit into ev'ry troubled breast; let us all in thee inherit, let us find thy promised rest. 4 Take away our love of sinning. Alpha and Omega be; end of faith, as its beginning, set our hearts at liberty. 5 Come, almighty to deliver, let us all thy grace receive; suddenly return, and never, nevermore thy temples leave. 6 Thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above; pray, and praise thee, without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love. 7 Finish then thy new creation, pure and spotless let us be; let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee. 8 Changed from glory into glory till in heav'n we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Used With Tune: LOVE DIVINE

Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ

Author: Fred Kaan, 1929-2009 Appears in 34 hymnals Topics: Christian unity Refrain First Line: Jesus lives again, earth can breathe again Lyrics: 1 Let us talents and tongues employ, reaching out with a shout of joy: bread is broken, the wine is poured, Christ is spoken and seen and heard. Refrain: Jesus lives again, earth can breathe again; pass the Word around: loaves abound! Jesus lives again, earth can breathe again; pass the Word around: loaves abound! 2 Christ is able to make us one, at the table he set the tone, teaching people to live to bless, love in word and in deed express. [Refrain] 3 Jesus calls us in, sends us out bearing fruit in a world of doubt, gives us love to tell, bread to share: God (Emmanuel) everywhere! [Refrain] Scripture: John 6:35 Used With Tune: LINSTEAD

The Church's One Foundation

Author: Samuel J. Stone Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 868 hymnals Topics: Christian unity Lyrics: 1 The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ our Lord; we are Christ's new creation by water and the word; From heaven Christ came and sought us in love to set us free; with precious blood Christ bought us for all eternity. 2 Elect from every nation, yet one o’er all the earth, one charter of salvation, one God, one faith, one birth, One name together blessing, one holy food we share, to one hope we are pressing, at one in work and prayer. 3 'Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of our war, we wait the consummation of peace forevermore, Till with the vision glorious, our longing eyes are blessed, and the great church victorious shall be the church at rest. 4 Yet we on earth have union with God, the Three-in-One, and mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won. O happy ones and holy! God, give us grace that we, like them, the meek and lowly, may live eternally. Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-22 Used With Tune: AURELIA

In Christ There Is No East or West

Author: John Oxenham, 1852-1941 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 331 hymnals Topics: Musical Style Spiritual; Musical Style Spiritual; Musical Style Spiritual; Musical Style Spiritual; Musical Style Spiritual; Musical Style Spiritual; Discipleship; Ecumenism; Global Family; Love for Others; Social Concern; Unity; Rites of the Church Holy Orders; Rites of the Church Penance (Reconciliation); Rites of the Church Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Enrollemnt of Names; Rites of the Church Rite of Religious Profession; The Liturgical Year The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Lyrics: 1 In Christ there is no east or west, In him no south or north; But one great fam'ly bound by 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 humankind. 3 Join hands, disciples in the faith, Whate'er your race may be! Who serve each other in Christ's love Are 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. Scripture: Psalm 107:2-3 Used With Tune: McKEE

Summoned by the God Who Made Us

Author: Delores Dufner, OSB, 1939- Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Christian unity Refrain First Line: Let us bring the gifts that differ Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 Used With Tune: NETTLETON

Help Us Accept Each Other

Author: Fred Kaan Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Christian unity Lyrics: 1 Help us accept each other as Christ accepted us; teach us as sister, brother, each person to embrace. Be present, God, among us, and bring us to believe we are ourselves accepted and meant to love and live. 2 Teach us, O Lord, your lessons, as in our daily life we struggle to be human and search for hope and faith. Teach us to care for people, for all, not just for some, to love them as we find them, or as they may become. 3 Let your acceptance change us, so that we may be moved in living situations to do the truth in love; To practice your acceptance, until we know by heart the table of forgiveness and laughter's healing art. 4 God, for today's encounters with all who are in need, who hunger for acceptance, for righteousness and bread, Bring us new eyes for seeing, new hands for holding on: renew us with your Spirit; God! Free us, make us one! Scripture: John 15:12 Used With Tune: AURELIA

Blessed Be the Tie That Binds

Author: John Fawcett Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 2,282 hymnals Topics: Christian unity Lyrics: 1 Blessed be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love; the sharing of a common life is like to that above. 2 Before our God we come and pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts and our cares. 3 We share each other's woes, Each other's burdens bear. And often for each other flows a sympathizing tear. 4 When we are called to part it gives us inward pain, But we shall still be joined in heart, and hope to meet again. Scripture: Colossians 3:13-15 Used With Tune: DENNIS