3 Come down from hill and mountain, In morning’s ruddy glow, Nor wait until the dial Points to the noon below; And come with the strong sinew, Nor faint in heat or cold; And pause not till the evening Draws round its wealth of gold. 4 Mount up the hights of wisdom, And crush each error low; Keep back no words of knowledge That human hearts should know; Be faithful to thy mission In service of thy Lord; And then a golden chaplet Shall be thy just reward. LOVE, UNITY AND FELLOWSHIP. 477 L. M. Christian fellowship. Kindred in Christ, for his dear sake A hearty welcome here receive; May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. 2 May he, by whose kind care we meet, Send his good spirit from above; Make our communications sweet, And cause our hearts to burn with love. 3 Forgotten be each worldly theme, When Christians meet together thus; We only wish to speak of him Who lived, and died, and reigns for us. 4 We’ll talk of all he did, and said, And suffered for us here below; The path he marked for us to tread, And what he’s doing for us now. 5 Thus—as the moments pass away— We’ll love, and wonder, and adore; And hasten on the glorious day When we shall meet to part no more. 478 L. M. Come in, thou blessed of the Lord. Gen. 24:31. Come in, thou blesséd of our God, In Jesus’ name we bid thee come; No more thy feet shall roam abroad, Henceforth a brother—welcome home. 2 Those joys which earth can not afford, We’ll seek in fellowship to prove, Joined in one spirit to our Lord, Together bound by mutual love. 3 And while we pass this vale of tears We’ll make our joys and sorrows known; We’ll share each other’s hopes and fears, And count a brother’s cares our own. 4 Once more our welcome we repeat, Receive assurance of our love; O may we all together meet Around the throne of God above. 479 L. M. Christian affection. How blest the sacred tie that binds, In sweet communion, kindred minds! How swift the heavenly course they run, Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one! 2 To each the soul of each how dear! What tender love, what holy fear! How doth the generous flame within Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin! 3 Their streaming eyes together flow For human guilt and mortal woe; Their ardent prayers together rise Like mingling flames in sacrifice. 4 Nor shall the glowing flame expire, When dimly burns frail nature’s fire; Then shall they meet in realms above, A heaven of joy, a heaven of love.