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SDA Hymnal 587

In Christ There Is No East nor West

Tune: ST. PETER

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1In Christ there is no east nor west,
In Him no south or north;
But one great fellowship of love
Throughout the whole wide earth.

2In Him shall true heart everywhere
Their high communion find;
His service is the golden cord
Close binding all mankind.

3Join hands, then, brothers of the faith,
Whate'er your race may be.
Who serves my Father as a son
Is surely kin to me.

4In Christ now meet both east and west,
In Him meet south and north;
All Christly souls are one in Him
Throughout the whole wide earth.

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

In Christ there is no east nor west,˘//˘˘/˘/8A
In Him no south or north;˘˘˘/˘/6B
But one great fellowship of love˘///˘/˘/8C
Throughout the whole wide earth.˘/˘///6D

Verse 2

In Him shall true heart everywhere˘˘˘///˘/8A
Their high communion find;˘/˘/˘/6B
His service is the golden cord˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
Close binding all mankind.//˘///6B

Verse 3

Join hands, then, brothers of the faith,////˘˘˘/8A
Whate'er your race may be.???˘/˘˘7B
Who serves my Father as a son˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
Is surely kin to me.˘/˘/˘˘6B

Verse 4

In Christ now meet both east and west,˘/////˘/8A
In Him meet south and north;˘˘//˘/6B
All Christly souls are one in Him//˘/˘/˘˘8C
Throughout the whole wide earth.˘/˘///6D

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.