A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship ‎#279

279. Brotherly Love

1 Lo, what a pleasing sight
Are brethren that agree!
How blest are all, whose hearts unite
In bonds of piety!

2 From those celestial springs,
Such streams of comfort flow
As no increase of riches brings,
Nor honors can bestow.

3 All in their stations move,
And each performs his part,
In all the cares of life and love,
With sympathizing heart.

4 Form'd for the purest joys,
By one desire possess'd,
One aim the zeal of all employs,
To make each other blest.

5 No bliss can equal theirs,
Where such affections meet;
While praise devout, and mingled pray'rs
Make their communion sweet.

6 'Tis the same pleasure fills
The breast in worlds above;
Where joy like morning-dew distils,
And all the air is love.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, what a pleasing sight
• Title: Brotherly Love
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1845
• Topic: The Christain: His Duty and Graces; Christian Graces

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