Scripture Verse

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Psalm 133:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­cation, 1912), num­ber 371.

Music: Friend George C. Steb­bins, 1878 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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George Stebbins
(1846–1945)

Lyrics

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Moses Calls Aaron

Behold, how plea­sant and how good
That we, one Lord con­fess­ing,
Together dwell in bro­ther­hood,
Our un­ity ex­press­ing.
’Tis like the oil on Aar­on’s head,
The seal of or­di­na­tion,
That o’er his robes the sweet­ness shed
Of per­fect con­se­cra­tion.

Behold, how plea­sant and how good
That we, one Lord con­fess­ing,
Together dwell in bro­ther­hood,
Our un­ity exp­ress­ing.
’Tis like the dew from Her­mon fair
On Zi­on’s hill des­cend­ing;
The Lord com­mands His bless­ing here
In life that is un­end­ing.