1 Let saints on earth in concert sing
with those whose work is done,
for all the servants of the King
in earth and heav'n are one.
2 One family, we dwell in him,
one church above, beneath,
though now divided by the stream,
the narrow stream of death.
3 One army of the living God,
to his command we bow;
part of the host hast crossed the flood,
and part is crossing now.
4 E'en now to their eternal home
there pass some spirits blest,
while others to the margin come,
waiting their call to rest.
5 Jesus, be thou our constant guide;
then, when the word is giv'n,
bid Jordan's narrow stream divide,
and bring us safe to heav'n.
| Text information — copy | |
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| First Line: | Let saints on earth in concert sing |
| Title: | Let Saints on Earth in Concert Sing |
| Author: | Charles Wesley (1759, var.) |
| Publication Date: | 1985 |
| Meter: | CM |
| Scripture: | Joshua 4:7 |
| Topic: | Eternal Life; Communion of saints; Church | Triumphant; Church | Militant; Cloud of Witnesses |
| Language: | English |
| Tune information — copy | |
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| Tune name: | DUNDEE |
| Meter: | CM |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | Scottish Psalter, 1615; Ravenscroft's Psalms, 1621 (harmony) |