4-26-13 Twenty-One Years

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

The Union Of Hearts, Zion’s Harp #79