Book 2, Hymn 70 · John Newton · Public-domain words
Kindred in CHRIST, for his dear sake
Book 2, Hymn 70 · John Newton
The words
1
Stanza 1. Kindred in CHRIST, for his dear sake,A hearty welcome here receive;May we together now partakeThe joys which only he can give!
2
Stanza 2. To you and us by grace ’tis giv’n,To know the Savior’s precious name;And shortly we shall meet in heav’n,Our hope, our way, our end, the same.
3
Stanza 3. May he, by whose kind care we meet,Send his good Spirit from above,Make our communications sweet,And cause our hearts to burn with love!
4
Stanza 4. Forgotten be each worldly theme,When christians see each other thus;We only wish to speak of him,Who lived, and died, and reigns for us.
5
Stanza 5. We’ll talk of all he did and said,And suffered for us here below;The path he marked for us to tread,And what he’s doing for us now.
6
Stanza 6. Thus, as the moments pass away,We’ll love, and wonder, and adore;And hasten on the glorious day,When we shall meet to part no more.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 70. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-70
About these words
John Newton lived from 1725 to 1807. These historical words are public domain.
This hymn belongs to the complete three-book collection first published in 1779.
