Scripture Verse

Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten. Jeremiah 50:5

Introduction

Words: Sam­uel T. Be­nade (1746–1830).

Music: Wor­ship (Mo­ra­via) Ger­man tune (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Be­nade (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

We co­ve­nant with hand and heart,
To fol­low Christ, our Lord;
With world, and sin, and self to part,
And to ob­ey His Word;
To love each oth­er hear­ti­ly,
In truth and in sin­ce­ri­ty,
And un­der cross, re­proach and shame,
To glo­ri­fy His name.