The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14491

14491. Jesus, Thou Hast Willed It

1 Jesus, Thou has willed it,
That Thy Church shalt be
One in faith and spirit,
Ever one in Thee.
We the cross are bearing,
Once on Jesus laid;
We the prayer are praying,
That our Master prayed.

Refrain:
Jesus, Thou hast willed it,
That Thy Church should be
One in faith and spirit,
Ever one in Thee.

2 Tho’ the time be distant,
Still we watch and pray,
E’en tho’ faint and weary,
Waiting for the day;
When the Church uniting,
In one host shall fight,
’Gainst the power of darkness,
In the Lord’s own might. [Refrain]

3 Thou, our heavenly Master,
Bid contentions cease;
Thou, true Prince of Salem,
Give Thy children peace;
Peace from God the Father,
Peace from God the Son,
Peace from God the Spirit,
From the Three in One. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Thou has willed it
• Title: Jesus, Thou Hast Willed It
• Author: Henry Jenner (1870)
• Refrain First Line: Jesus, Thou hast willed it
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: WHARNCLIFFE by T. Worsley Staniforg; "Writ­ten…for the an­ni­ver­sa­ry of the So­ci­e­ty for Pro­mot­ing the Un­i­ty of Christ­en­dom, and…first sung in pro­cession at St. Mi­chael’s, Shore­ditch, on the Oc­tave of Our La­dy St. Ma­ry, 1870" (Ju­li­an, pp. 1655–56).

Tune Information

• Name: TADCASTER
• Composer: Edward John Hopkins, 1818-1901
• Meter: 65.65 D refrain
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain