Moravian Book of Worship ‎#523

523. In Christ There Is No East or West

1 In Christ there is no east or west,
in him no south or north,
but one great fellowship of love
throughout the whole wide earth.

2 Join hands, disciples of the faith,
whate'er your race may be.
All children of the living God
are surely kin to me.

3 In Christ shall true hearts ev'rywhere
their high communion find;
his service is the golden cord
close-binding humankind.

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.

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.)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 49:12
  ;
  John 10:16
  ;
  John 17
  ;
  Acts 10:34-43
  ;
  Acts 17:23-31
  ;
  Romans 15:1-13
  ;
  Galatians 3:26-29
  ;
  Colossians 3:11
• Topic: Nature of the Church; Church--Foundation and nature; Church--Unity; Community, nation and world; Fellowship; Peace--Of the world; Spread of the Gospel

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETER
• Composer: Alexander Robert Reinagle (1836)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: 14 T in 1891 Offices of Worship and Hymns