Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#152

152. Christian Hearts in Love United

1. Christian hearts, in love united,
Seeking rest in Jesus, find;
Has he not your love ignited
Deeply in your hearts and minds?
Members on our Head depending
Lights reflecting him, our Sun,
Servants, his commands attending,
We in him, our Lord, are one.

2. Come, then, come, O flock of Jesus,
Covenant with him anew;
Unto him who conquered for us,
Pledge we love and service true;
And should our love's union holy
Firmly linked no more remain,
Wait we at his footstool lowly,
Till he draws us close again.

3. Oh that we, his steps to follow,
Midst affliction, scorn, and spite,
And his sacred name to hallow,
Will each other more excite.
Then the souls he joined together
Will, according to his pray'r,
Be accepted of the Father,
And his kind protection share.

4. Grant, Lord, that with your direction,
"Love each other," we comply,
Aiming with unfeigned affection
Your love to exemplify;
Let our mutual love be glowing,
Thus will others plainly view,
How we, as on one stem growing,
Living branches are in you.

Text Information

• First Line: Christian hearts in love united
• Title: Christian Hearts in Love United
• German Title: Herz und Herz vereint zusammen
• Author: Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1725)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Acts 2:46-47
• Topic: Resurrection
• Source: Liturgy and Hymns for the United Brethren, 1886
• Notes: German text, “Herz und Herz vereint zusammen” by Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, from Die letzten Reden unsers Herrn und Heylandes Jesu Christi (1725), tr. in Liturgy and Hymns for the United Brethren (1886), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: O DU LIEBE MEINER LIEBE
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Incipit: 12354 322
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: arr. Liturgy and Hymns for the United Brethren, 1886
• Notes: Early Moravian tune, O du Liebe meiner Liebe, ca. 1735, arr. as in Liturgy and Hymns (1886), rev. for the Moravian Offices of Worship and Hymns (1891).