Author: John Greenleaf Whittier Hymnal: The New Century Hymnal #533 (1995) Meter: 11.10.11.10 First Line: Children of God, lift hearts to one another Lyrics: 1 Children of God, lift hearts to one another,
where pity dwells, the peace of God is there;
To worship rightly is to love each other,
each smile a hymn, each kindly deed a prayer.
2 For God whom Jesus loved has truly spoken:
the holier worship which Christ deigns to bless
Restores the lost, and binds the spirit broken,
and feeds the widow and the parentless.
3 Follow with reverent steps the great example
of Christ whose holy work was doing good;
So shall the wide earth seem a holy temple,
each loving life a psalm of gratitude.
4 Then shall all shackles fall; the stormy clangor
of wild war music o'er the earth shall cease;
Love shall tread out the baleful fire of anger,
and in its ashes plant the tree of peace. Topics: Church Nature and Unity; Comfort and Assurance; Consecration; Discipleship; Service; Year B Proper 14; Year B Proper 20 Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32, 5:1-2 Languages: English Tune Title: WELWYN
Children of God