Scripture Verse

Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord. Jeremiah 50:5

Introduction

Words: George Whit­man, in Glo­ri­ous Praise, ed­it­ed by W. How­ard Doane & Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (Lou­is­ville, Ken­tuc­ky: Har­vey & Bur­dett, 1904), num­ber 76.

Music: Char­le­roi W. D. How­ard, 1904 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Whit­man or How­ard (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Here on the al­tar of true love,
We give our­selves anew;
One faith is ours, one God above,
One aim to will or do;
And O the flame that blaz­es bright,
And ne­ver wax­es dim,
In hear­ty love for God and right,
Inspired by love for Him.

Refrain

We con­se­crate our­selves anew,
Our all to Him we give (we give).
O may we do as He would do
And live as He would live.

In un­ion sweet we love to meet,
And feel the tie that binds;
It gives re­lief to wea­ry feet,
And balm to faint­ing minds;
And O the com­mon ties of earth
Are small com­pared with His,
For ours the bond princ­ely birth,
The hope of heav’n­ly bliss.

Refrain

We con­se­crate our­selves anew,
Our heart’s best of­fer­ing give,
Resolved to do as He would do,
And live as He would live;
And O we know we must suc­ceed,
With such a guide and friend;
Our vows will blos­som in­to deeds,
And in frui­tion end.

Refrain