by Charles Wesley

No. 520

1 Blest be the dear, uniting love
That will not let us part;
Our bodies may far off remove—
We still are one in heart.

2 Joined in one spirit to our Head,
Where he appoints we go,
And still in Jesu's footsteps tread,
And show his praise below.

3 Oh, may we ever walk in him,
And nothing know beside,
Nothing desire, nothing esteem,
But Jesus crucified!

4 Closer and closer let us cleave
To his beloved embrace,
Expect his fulness to receive,
And grace to answer grace.

5 Partakers of the Savior's grace,
The same in mind and heart,
Nor joy, nor grief, nor time, nor place,
Nor life, nor death can part.

6 But let us hasten to the day
Which shall our flesh restore,
When death shall all be done away,
And bodies part no more!

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