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SDA Hymnal 349

God Is Love

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1Here in Christ we gather, love of Christ our calling. Christ, our love, is with us; gladness be His greeting. Let us fear Him, yes, and love Him, God eternal. Loving Him, let each love Christ in all his brethren.

RefrainGod is love, and where true love is God Himself is there.

2When we Christians gather, members of one body, Let there be in us no discord, but one spirit. Ban-ished now be all divisive strife, and every quarrel. Christ, our God, be always Christ in all his brethren.

3Grant us love's fulfillment, joy with all the blessed. When we see Your face, O Savior, in its glory. Shine on us, O purest Light of all creation. Be our bliss while endless ages sing Your praises.

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Scripture: 1 John 4:8; 1 John 4:16; 1 Corinthians 13:13

The verse

Meter: 50
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 54% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Here in Christ we gather, love of Christ our calling. Christ, our love, is with us; gladness be His greeting. Let us fear Him, yes, and love Him, God eternal. Loving Him, let each love Christ in all his brethren./˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘////˘/˘/˘50A

Verse 2

When we Christians gather, members of one body, Let there be in us no discord, but one spirit. Ban-ished now be all divisive strife, and every quarrel. Christ, our God, be always Christ in all his brethren./˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘//˘˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘///˘/˘/˘52A

Verse 3

Grant us love's fulfillment, joy with all the blessed. When we see Your face, O Savior, in its glory. Shine on us, O purest Light of all creation. Be our bliss while endless ages sing Your praises./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘48A

Refrain

God is love, and where true love is God Himself is there./˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/13A

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