The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16216

16216. From Henceforth No More Twain But One

1 From hence­forth no more twain but one,
Yet ev­er one through be­ing twain,
As self is ev­er lost and won,
Through love’s own cease­less loss and gain—
And both their full per­fect­ion reach.
Each grow­ing the true self through each.

2 Two in all wor­ship glad and high,
All pro­mis­es to praise and pray­er,
"Where two are ga­thered, there am I,"
Gone half the weight from all ye bear,
Gained twice the force for all ye do,
The sac­red, cease­less Church of two.

3 One in all low­ly min­is­try,
One in all priest­ly sac­ri­fice,
Through love which makes all ser­vice free,
And finds or makes all gifts of price;
All love that made life rich be­fore,
Through this great cen­tral love grown more.

4 And so to­ge­ther jour­ney­ing on
To the Great Brid­al of the Christ,
When all the life His love has won
To per­fect love is sa­cri­ficed,
And the New Song, be­yond the sun,
Peals, "Hence­forth no more twain but one."

Text Information

• First Line: From hence­forth no more twain but one
• Title: From Henceforth No More Twain But One
• Author: Elizabeth R. Charles
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: Songs Old and New (London/New York: T. Nelson & Sons, 1887)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ST. CHRYSOSTOM by William C. Filby, STELLA from an English folk tune, SUSSEX CAROL (English carol), VATER UNSER from "Geistliche Lieder"

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETERSBURG
• Composer: Dmitri Stepanovich Bortniansky (1825)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain