John 17:1-103 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.6 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.

9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.

The Church’s One Foundation

The Church’s one foundationIs Jesus Christ her Lord,She is His new creationBy water and the Word.

From heaven He came and sought herTo be His holy bride;

With His own blood He bought herAnd for her life He died.

Elect from every nation,Yet one o’er all the earth;Her charter of salvation,

One Lord, one faith, one birth;One holy Name she blesses,

Partakes one holy food,And to one hope she presses,

With every grace endued.

Our God has made us oneIn Him our hearts unite

When we His children share His loveOur joy is His delight

Our God has made us oneHis glory is displayed

For as we build each other upOur love becomes His praise

Our God Has Made Us One

Our God has made us oneIn sorrow and in joy

We share the cross of Christ our LordIn Him we now rejoice

Our God has made us oneOne Church to bear His name

One body and one Bride of ChristAnd with Him we shall reign

Bind Us Together Bind us together, Lord,

bind us together with cordsthat cannot be broken.Bind us together, Lord,

bind us together,bind us together in love.

There is only one God.There is only one King.There is only one Body.

That is why I sing:

Bind us together, Lord,bind us together with cords

that cannot be broken.Bind us together, Lord,

bind us together,bind us together in love.

We are God’s people, the chosen of the Lord

Born of His Spirit, established by His WordOur cornerstone is Christ alone

And strong in Him we standO let us live transparently

And walk heart to heart and hand in hand

We Are God’s People

We are the Body of which the Lord is HeadCalled to obey Him, now risen from the dead

He wills us be a familyDiverse yet truly one

O let us give our gifts to GodAnd so shall His work on earth be done

Behold the LambBehold the Lamb who bears our sins away,

slain for usAnd we remember the promise made that

all who Come in faith find forgiveness at the crossSo we share in this bread of life, and we

drinkOf His sacrifice as a signOf our bonds of peace

Around the table of the king

The body of our Savior Jesus Christ, torn for you

Eat and remember the wounds that heal the death

That brings us life paid the price to make us one

So we share in this bread of life, and we drink

Of His sacrifice as a signOf our bonds of love

Around the table of the king

The blood that cleanses every stain of sin, shed for you

Drink and remember He drained death’s cup that all

May enter in to receive the life of GodSo we share in this bread of life, and we

drinkOf His sacrifice as a sign

Of our bonds of graceAround the table of the king

And so with thankfulness and faith we rise to respond

And to remember our call to follow in the Steps of Christ as His body here on earthAs we share in His suffering, we proclaim

Christ will come again and we’ll joinIn the feast of heaven

Around the table of the king

Blest be the tie that bindsOur hearts in Christian love;

The fellowship of kindred mindsIs like that to that above.

Blest Be The Tie That Binds