1 How sweet this bond of perfectness,
The wondrous love of Jesus;
A pure foretaste of heaven’s bliss,
O fellowship so precious!
Refrain:
Beloved, how this perfect love
Unites us all in Jesus!
One heart, and soul, and mind we prove
The union heaven gave us.
2 O praise the Lord for love divine
That binds us all together;
A thousand cords our hearts entwine,
Forever and forever. [Refrain]
3 “God over all and in us all,”
through sister and through brother;
No pow’r of earth or hell, withal,
Can rend us from each other. [Refrain]
4 O mystery of heaven’s peace!
O bond of heaven’s union!
Our souls in fellowship embrace,
And live in sweet communion. [Refrain]
