Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Henry J. E. Holmes (1852–1938)

Words: Is­aac Watts, The Psalms of Da­vid 1719. Com­mun­ion of saints; or, love and wor­ship in a fa­mi­ly.

Music: Pax Dei (Holmes) Hen­ry J. E. Holmes (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Lyrics

Blest are the sons of peace,
Whose hearts and hopes are one,
Whose kind de­signs to serve and please
Thro’ all their act­ions run.

Blest is the pi­ous house
Where zeal and friend­ship meet,
Their songs of praise, their min­gled vows,
Make their com­mun­ion sweet.

Thus when on Aar­on’s head
They poured the rich per­fume,
The oil through all his rai­ment spread,
And plea­sure filled the room.

Thus on the heav’n­ly hills
The saints are blest above,
Where joy like morn­ing dew dis­tills,
And all the air is love.