Scripture Verse

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 2 John 9

Introduction

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 2, num­ber 809, alt.

Music: Ado­ro Te (Barn­by) Jo­seph Barn­by, 1872 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Joseph Barnby (1838–1896)

Lyrics

We, on­ly we be­lieve in­deed,
Our faith by our obe­di­ence show,
Who fol­low, by His Spi­rit led,
And walk as Je­sus walked below,
And in His ways con­tin­ue still,
And all His words with joy ful­fill.

Justly we call the Fa­ther ours,
The Son we real­ly do pos­sess,
And tast­ing the ce­les­ti­al pow­ers
Go on in ho­ly love and peace,
To meet our Lord from pa­ra­dise,
To claim our man­sions in the skies.