The New Century Hymnal ‎#394

394. In Christ There Is No East or West

1 In Christ there is no East or West,
in Christ no South or North;
But one community of love
throughout the whole wide earth.

2 In Christ shall true hearts everywhere
their high communion find;
God's service is the golden cord
close-binding humankind.

3 In Christ is neither Jew nor Greek,
and neither slave nor free;
For men and women live in God,
and all are kin to me.

4 In Christ now meet both East and West,
in Christ meet South and North;
One joyous, true community
throughout the whole wide earth.

Text Information

• First Line: In Christ there is no East or West
• Title: In Christ There Is No East or West
• Author: John Oxenham (1908, alt.)
• Author (st. 3): Laurence Hull Stookey (1987)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 12:13
  ;
  Ephesians 2:14-22
  ;
  Galatians 3:28
• Topic: Christian unity; Church: Nature and Unity; Close of Worship; Year B: Proper 5; Year C: Epiphany 3; Year C: Proper 7
• Copyright: Stanza 3 © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House; Word adaptations of Sts. 1, 2, and 4 © 1981 Grace Jones Moore
• Notes: Alternate setting: ST. PETER

Tune Information

• Name: McKEE
• Arranger: Harry T. Burleigh (1939)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: African-American melody