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THE SPIRIT BINDS US TO OUR LORD

Scripture Verse

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head. Psalm 133:1–2

Introduction

Words: Jo­shua F. Drake, 2006 (pub­lic do­main).

Music: For­est Glen, Jo­shua F. Drake, 2006 (pub­lic do­main) (🔊 ).

Alternate Tunes:

portrait
Joshua F. Drake (1979–)

Lyrics

The Spir­it binds us to our Lord
But once in Him we find
Communion sweet, as oil out­poured,
With kin­dred hearts and minds.

Beneath His yoke, our ea­sy tie,
We count as com­mon store
Our gifts and grac­es—rich supply
For him who needs them more.

Such aid is giv’n to those who call
On Christ’s name any­where:
Their out­ward need is borne by all,
As much as each can bear.

But out­ward aid alone won’t fill
The store­house of the saints,
For in­ward aid is bet­ter still
To Chris­tian sup­pli­cants.

We, by our Faith, are bound to meet
In wor­ship of the Lord,
And flood our Fa­ther’s mer­cy seat
With pray­ers in one accord.

May God’s own Spir­it keep us ’til
We meet at heav­en’s door
And gifts we shared be­low then will
Be changed for heav’n­ly store.