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316 | Glory to God#317 | 318 |
Text: | In Christ There Is No East or West |
Author: | John Oxenham |
Tune: | MC KEE |
Adapter: | Harry T. Burleigh |
Media: | Audio recording |
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 In Christ shall true hearts everywhere
their high communion find;
his service is the golden cord
close-binding humankind.
3 Join hands, disciples of the faith,
whate'er your race may be.
All children of the living God
are surely kin to me.
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.
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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: | CM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | The Church; Ecumenical; Reconciliation(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MC KEE |
Adapter: | Harry T. Burleigh (1940) |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | C Major |
Source: | African American spiritual; Jubilee Songs, 1884 |
Notes: | (alternate tune: ST. PETER, 318) |
This setting expands and enhances the thematic inclusiveness of an early 20th-century text by adapting the melody of a traditional spiritual to carry these words. This 1940 pairing marked the first use of African American musical material in a mainline North American hymnal.
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Audio recording: | ![]() |