A Collection of Hymns, selected from sundry poets ‎#III

III. Parting with Friends

1 From whence doth this union arise?
That hatred is conquer'd by love,
That fastens our souls with such ties,
That nature and time can't remove.

2 This cannot in Eden be found;
Nor yet in Paradise lost:
It grows in Emmanuels ground,
And Jesus' rich blood it did cost.

3 O, why then, so loth for to part?
Since we, shall ere long meet again,
Engrav'd on Emmanuel's heart,
A distance we can't long remain.

4 Our souls all united in One,
And fix'd with Jesus' love,
Exalted ate Jesus' right-hand,
Exalted by Jesus's love.

5 In the presence of God and the Lord,
Our souls then together shall dwell,
Without ever parting again,
So brethren, I bid you farewell.

Text Information

• First Line: From whence doth this union arise?
• Title: Parting with Friends
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791

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