Above: The Communion of the Apostles
Image in the Public Domain
Text (Published in 1900) by George Thomas Coster (1835-1912)
Hymn Source = The Pilgrim Hymnal (1904)
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O Friend divine, with thee apart
Communing we have rest;
A blissful stillness rules the heart
That thus is blest.
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Thou call’st us from the strain of care
And from the battle strife,
To win in quietude of prayer
Abundant life.
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Thy call to fellowship how sweet!
With thee the silent mind
In thy great light itself can greet,
Its fulness find.
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Wise patience is thy gift,–and strength
For thee to toil, then wait
For harvest days that come at length,
And ne’er too late.
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With thee the boundlessness we learn
Of good for us in store,
That, much received, we yet may turn
To thee for more.
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With thee communing grow we brave
Our heart with joy is rife:
No fear! and see we e’en the grave
As Gate of Life.
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