Scripture Verse

All men know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35

Introduction

Words: Ano­ny­mous, in Se­lect­ion of Psalms and Hymns, by Tho­mas Cot­ter­ill, 1819, num­ber 129.

Music: Cor­nell John H. Cor­nell (1828–1894) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know when the mu­sic was writ­ten, or where to get a good pho­to of Cor­nell (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Our God is love; and all His saints
His im­age bear be­low;
The heart with love to God in­spired,
With love to man will glow.

O may we love each oth­er, Lord,
As we are loved by Thee;
For none are tru­ly born of God
Who live in en­mi­ty.

Heir of the same im­mor­tal bliss,
Our hopes and fears the same,
The cords of love our hearts should bind,
The laws of love in­flame.

So shall the vain con­ten­tious world
Our peace­ful lives ap­prove,
And won­der­ing say, as they of old,
See how these Christ­ians love.