Thank you so much for this song. I learnt this song in my childhood and today I'm 50s, and almost forgot this beautiful song. Today when I'm listening this song my childhood, christian community, friends and family became alive. Thanks you so much. God bless all Christians all around the world and let us be unite together without any denominational boundary. Love you guys.
Lyrics: We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord; We are one int he Spirit, we are one in the Lord; And we pray that all unity will one day be restored. Chorus: And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love, yes, they'll know we are Christians by our love. We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand; We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand; And together we'll spread the news that God is in our land. We Will work with each other, we will work side by side; We will work with each other, we will work side by side; And we'll guard each man's dignity and save each man's pride. All praise to the Father, from whom all things come; And all praise to Christ Jesus, His only Son. And all praise to the Spirit who makes us one.
- **Luke 10:1-11, 16-20** - 10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. - 10:2 He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. - 10:3 Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. - 10:4 Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. - 10:5 Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house!' - 10:6 And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. - 10:7 Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. - 10:8 Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; - 10:9 cure the sick who are there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' - 10:10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, - 10:11 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.' - 10:16 "Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me." - 10:17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!" - 10:18 He said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. - 10:19 See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. - 10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
Its all a dream an illusion now...from another song but also true of some of this. There is still division and animosity within and without in spite of people singing this.
God is one and God is love...but unity and love are not God. God has appeared and been declared in Jesus...but the concepts in this song have not come despite the singing and emotional yearning.
