394. In Christ There Is No East or West

1 In Christ there is no East or West,
in Christ no South or North;
But one community of love
throughout the whole wide earth.

2 In Christ shall true hearts everywhere
their high communion find;
God's service is the golden cord
close-binding humankind.

3 In Christ is neither Jew nor Greek,
and neither slave nor free;
For men and women live in God,
and all are kin to me.

4 In Christ now meet both East and West,
in Christ meet South and North;
One joyous, true community
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 (1908, alt.)
Author (st. 3): Laurence Hull Stookey (1987)
Meter: C.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Christian unity; Church: Nature and Unity; Close of Worship (3 more...)
Copyright: Stanza 3 © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House; Word adaptations of Sts. 1, 2, and 4 © 1981 Grace Jones Moore
Notes: Alternate setting: ST. PETER
Tune Information
Name: McKEE
Arranger: Harry T. Burleigh (1939)
Meter: C.M.
Key: C Major
Source: African-American melody



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