Hymn
Vital Union to Christ
- Writer
- Philip Doddridge
Dear Saviour! we are Thine,
By everlasting bands;
Our hearts, our souls, we would resign
Entirely to Thy hands.
To thee we still would cleave
With ever-growing zeal;
If millions tempt us Christ to leave,
Oh, let them ne’er prevail!
Thy Spirit shall unite
Our souls to Thee our Head;
Shall form in us Thine image bright,
And teach Thy paths to tread.
Death may our souls divide
From these abodes of clay;
But love shall keep us near Thy side,
Thro’ all the gloomy way.
Since Christ and we are one,
Why should we doubt or fear?
If He in heav’n has fixed His throne,
He’ll fix His members there.
Vital Union to Christ — Text from Gloria Deo, 1901. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/vital-union-to-christ
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Vital Union to Christ?
The words of Vital Union to Christ were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1901. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including Lovest Thou Me? Feed My Lambs and Why will ye waste on trifling cares.
Is Vital Union to Christ public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Gloria Deo, published in 1901. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Vital Union to Christ?
Vital Union to Christ is in Short Meter (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Mind That Was in Christ, Dead in Trespasses and Sins and My Spirit On Thy Care.