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Heart with Loving Heart United

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Heart with Loving Heart United

Words by Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf; translated into English by Frederick William FosterMusic by Anonymous German melodyWritten Tune CASSEL

Heart with loving heart united,
met to know God's holy will,
let his love, in us ignited,
more and more our spirits fill.
He the head, we are his members;
we reflect the light he is.
He the master, we disciples;
he is ours and we are his.

May we all, so loved, love each other,
and in all our deeds confess
as true sisters, true brothers,
we are pledged to holiness.
As he draws us ever nearer,
may we follow in his way,
and by deeds that spring from kindness,
prove our love from day to day.

Grant, Lord, that with your direction,
"Love each other," we comply,
aiming with unfeigned affection
your love to exemplify.
Let our mutual love be glowing;
brightly so that all may view
that we, as on one stem growing,
living branches are in you.

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Story Behind the Song

The hymn is an English version of Zinzendorf’s German text “Herz und Herz vereint zusammen,” a Moravian hymn emphasizing Christian unity, mutual love, and Christ as the head of the church. It is associated with the spiritual renewal of the Herrnhut/Moravian community in the early eighteenth century. Frederick William Foster’s English translation helped bring the hymn into English-language Moravian and later Mennonite hymnody.

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Moravian Book of Worship, Hymnal: A Worship Book, Mennonite Hymnal, Voices Together