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79. THE UNION OF HEARTS

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​Author:  Georges Michel Mangold (1822-1894)
​Composer:  Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836)​

1. When pure and upright hearts,
    By flames of love ignited,
    Are by the bond of faith
    More firmly yet united,
    The light of hope beams forth
    In radiance far and nigh,
    Invites us to partake
    The blessings from on high.
 
2. Then shall this vale of tears
    On earth become an Eden
    When joined in spirit we
    In prayer look up to heaven,
    Then bear we joyfully
    This earthly toil and care;
    We put our trust in God
    And all complaints forbear.
 
3. This union of our hearts
    Shall stand through grace in Jesus;
    We walk the path of life,
    While cheer and trust increases.
    Where God in truth abides,
    Where two join hand and heart,
    We find a threefold cord,
    Not lightly rent apart.
 
4. This God-made union then
    Shall never more be broken,
    Where faith and love have been
    The holy cov’nant’s token
    Where God the seal does give,
    The hope shall e’er remain,
    Though parting be our lot,
    To meet in heav’n again.
 
5. And then, what blissful joy
    Will bind such hearts together,
    When after parting’s grief
    They meet again in heaven,
    Who through this earthly vale
    Did journey hand in hand,
    Joined in the bond of grace
    By love’s most sacred band!
 
6. This covenant shall then
    Endure and stand forever;
    There neither grief nor pain
    Shall come to part or sever.
    There God shall e’er abide
    With us our truest friend,
    Our hearts in Him unite
    Forever, without end.

This hymn has become associated with weddings in Apostolic Churches and is certainly appropriate for a wedding service.  However, it is unlikely that Mangold intended to refer to marriage at all when he penned these words, but rather to meditate on the blessings of Christian fellowship.  The "threefold cord" in verse three is a reference to Ecclesiastes chapter 4, which (like this hymn) is often used in wedding services but does not actually have marriage as its subject.  Additionally, the phrase "where two join hand and heart" is more literally translated "where two are of one mind."  The author's theme in this text, the union of pure hearts by the "bond of faith," is well-suited for any gathering of believers.

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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Acknowledgements