The Church — Zeal and Union

Brethren, let us walk together

No. 1024
Metre 8s & 7s. 6l.
Tune UNION.
Words Anon.
Music English.
Key A major
Singing key G major
Time 4/4
4 stanzas

Words

Brethren, let us walk togetherIn the bonds of love and peace;Can it be a question whetherBrethren should from conflict cease?'Tis in union, 'tis in unionHope and joy and love increase.

While we journey homeward, let usHelp each other on the road;Foes on every side beset us,Snares through all the way are strew'd;It behoves usEach to bear a brother's load.

When we think how much our FatherHas forgiven and does forgive,Brethren, we should learn the ratherFree from wrath and strife to live,Far removingAll that might offend or grieve.

Then let each esteem his brotherBetter than himself to be;And let each prefer another,Full of love, from envy free;Happy are weWhen in this we all agree.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHURCH—ZEAL AND UNION.»; hymn number «1024» (large), tune name «UNION. 8s & 7s. 6L.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals; the «L.» small), «ENGLISH.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); «Fine.» over the end of system 1 and «D. C.» over the end of system 2. Stanza 1 is set with the music in three places: between the staves of system 1, roman, «1. Brethren, let us walk to - geth - er In the bonds of love and peace;» (lines 1–2; «Brethren,» unbroken under two notes); under it, in italics, «D. C.—'Tis in un - ion, 'tis in un - ion Hope and joy and love in - crease.» (lines 5–6, sung on system 1 after the D. C.); between the staves of system 2 «Can it be a ques - tion wheth - er Breth-ren should from con - flict cease?» (lines 3–4). Stanza 1 is given below in the order sung (lines 1–6); syllables are joined into whole words and the italic D. C. line is written in roman like the rest. Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column under the italic reference line «905, 283.» (= the same words may be sung to the tunes of hymns 905 or 283), numbered «2»–«4» without a period (numbered «2.»–«4.» here like stanza 1); in each, lines 2, 4 and 6 are indented and the short line 5 («It behoves us», «Far removing», «Happy are we») further; stanza 1 is set here in the same pattern. «Anon.» in italics at the right after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before some «;» («road ;», «strew'd ;»); it is closed up here. Apostrophes are written straight («'Tis», «'tis», «strew'd», «brother's»). Spelling («behoves», «strew'd»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.