Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#200

200. The saints on earth and those above

1 The saints on earth and those above
But one communion make;
Joined to their Lord, in bonds of love,
All of His grace partake.

2 One family, we dwell in Him,
One church above, beneath;
Though now divided by the stream,
The narrow stream of death.

3 One army of the living God,
To His command we bow;
Part of the host have crossed the flood,
And part are crossing now.

4 Lo! thousands to their endless home
Are swiftly borne away;
And we are to the margin come,
And soon must launch as they.

5 Lord Jesus! be our constant Guide!
Then when the word is given,
Bid death’s flood its waves divide,
And land us safe in heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: The saints on earth and those above
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Author: Charles Wesley (1759,alt. and abr.)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Church; Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity; Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

Tune Information

• Name: MEAR
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: F Major
• Source: Aaron Williams' Collection, ca 1760