Christian Hearts in Love United

Add to Starred Hymns

Representative Text

1. Christian hearts, in love united,
Seeking rest in Jesus, find;
Has he not your love ignited
Deeply in your hearts and minds?
Members on our Head depending
Lights reflecting him, our Sun,
Servants, his commands attending,
We in him, our Lord, are one.

2. Come, then, come, O flock of Jesus,
Covenant with him anew;
Unto him who conquered for us,
Pledge we love and service true;
And should our love's union holy
Firmly linked no more remain,
Wait we at his footstool lowly,
Till he draws us close again.

3. Oh that we, his steps to follow,
Midst affliction, scorn, and spite,
And his sacred name to hallow,
Will each other more excite.
Then the souls he joined together
Will, according to his pray'r,
Be accepted of the Father,
And his kind protection share.

4. Grant, Lord, that with your direction,
"Love each other," we comply,
Aiming with unfeigned affection
Your love to exemplify;
Let our mutual love be glowing,
Thus will others plainly view,
How we, as on one stem growing,
Living branches are in you.



Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #152

Translator: Frederick William Foster

Foster, Frederick William, second son. of William Foster, was born at Bradford, Aug. 1, 1760, and educated at Fulneck, near Leeds, and at Barby in Prussian Saxony. Entering the Moravian Ministry he held several appointments until 1818, when he was consecrated a Bishop of the Moravian Church. He died at Ockbrook, near Derby, April 12, 1835. He compiled the Moravian Hymn Book of 1801, the Supplement of 1808, and the revised edition of 1826. His translations from the German, and his original hymns appeared in that collection. Two of his original hymns are in the Irish Church Hymnal, 1873; (1) "Lord, Who didst sanctify" 1808 (Holiness desired); and (2) "With thanks before the Lord appear," 1826 (Praise of the Saviour). [George Arthur… Go to person page >

Author: Nicolaus Ludwig, Graf von Zinzendorf

Zinzendorf, Count Nicolaus Ludwig, the founder of the religious community of Herrnhut and the apostle of the United Brethren, was born at Dresden May 26, 1700. It is not often that noble blood and worldly wealth are allied with true piety and missionary zeal. Such, however, was the case with Count Zinzendorf. In 1731 Zinzendorf resigned all public duties and devoted himself to missionary work. He traveled extensively on the Continent, in Great Britain, and in America, preaching "Christ, and him crucified," and organizing societies of Moravian brethren. John Wesley is said to have been under obligation to Zinzendorf for some ideas on singing, organization of classes, and Church government. Zinzendorf was the author of some two thousand hymn… Go to person page >

Notes

Scripture References:
st. 1 = Eph. 4:15-16
st. 2 = John 13:34, John 15:5

In 1723 Count Nicolaus L. von Zinzendorf (b. Dresden, Germany, 1700; d. Herrnhut, Germany, 1760) wrote an extended poem, "Die letzten Reden unsers Herrn," of 320 stanzas on the teachings of Jesus found in John 14-17. A hymn text beginning "Herz und Herz vereint zusammen" was taken from this work and published in various early Moravian hymnals.

Zinzendorfs career, achievements, and influence were of great import, both inRead More

Tune

O DU LIEBE MEINER LIEBE (Thommen)Highcharts.com
Frequency of use
O DU LIEBE MEINER LIEBE (Thommen)

Originally a folk song ("Sollen nun die grünen Jahre") dating from around 1700, O DU LIEBE MEINER LIEBE was used as a hymn tune in the Catholic hymnal Bambergisches Gesangbuch (1732). The tune name is the incipit of the text to which it was set in Johann Thommen's Erbaulicher Musicalischer Christen…

Go to tune page >


Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Media

General Settings
Stanza Selection
Voice Selection
Text size:
Music size:
Transpose (Half Steps):
Capo:
Contacting server...
Contacting server...
This is a preview of your FlexScore.
Loading Accompaniment FlexScore...
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #378
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Full Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
The Cyber Hymnal #816
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #513
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
  • Full Score (PDF, XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 10 of 10)
TextAudioPage Scan

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #378

TextPage Scan

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #270

Text

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #152

TextPage Scan

Hymns to the Living God #254

TextFlexScoreAudioPage Scan

Lift Up Your Hearts #727

Text

Moravian Book of Worship #673

TextPage Scan

Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #357

Text InfoTune InfoTextScoreAudioPage Scan

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #513

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #816

TextPage Scan

Trinity Psalter Hymnal #410

Include 6 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us
It looks like you are using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue helps keep us running. Please consider white-listing Hymnary.org or getting Hymnary Pro to eliminate ads entirely and help support Hymnary.org.