Come, and Let Us Sweetly Join

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1. Come, and let us sweetly join, Christ to praise in hymns divine; give we all with one accord glory to our common Lord.

2. Hands and hearts and voices raise, sing as in the ancient days; antedate the joys above, celebrate the feast of love.

3. Jesus, dear expected Guest, thou art bidden to the feast; for thyself our hearts prepare; come, and sit, and banquet there.

4. Sanctify us, Lord, and bless, breathe thy Spirit, give thy peace; thou thyself within us move, make our feast a feast of love.

Words by: Charles Wesley
Music by: Adapt. from Orlando Gibbons

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Story of the hymn Come, and Let Us Sweetly Join

"Come, and Let Us Sweetly Join" is a congregational hymn written by Charles Wesley in the mid-18th century, during the height of the Methodist revival in England.

Wesley wrote the hymn as a call to corporate Christian unity and joyful worship. At a time when Methodism was emphasizing small groups, class meetings, and shared spiritual life, the hymn reflects the movement’s conviction that faith is not merely personal, but communal. Believers are summoned to join together in praise, love, and spiritual purpose, rather than worshiping in isolation.

The language of the hymn is simple, warm, and invitational. Its central theme is oneness in Christ: hearts joined in love, voices joined in praise, and lives joined in service. Rather than focusing on doctrine alone, Wesley stresses relational faith—the idea that Christian joy is multiplied when it is shared in fellowship.

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