Hymn: Serve and work within the Body

1

Serve and work within the Body,
This the Lord doth signify;
For His purpose is the Body,
And with it we must comply.

Serve and work within the Body,
Never independently;
As the members of the Body,
Functioning relatedly.

2

As the members we’ve been quickened
Not as individuals free;
We must always serve together,
All related mutually.

Serve and work within the Body,
Never independently;
As the members of the Body,
Functioning relatedly.

3

Living stones, we’re built together
And a house for God must be,
As the holy priesthood serving,
In a blessed harmony.

Serve and work within the Body,
Never independently;
As the members of the Body,
Functioning relatedly.

4

Thus we must be built together,
In position minister;
For the basis of our service
Is the body character.

Serve and work within the Body,
Never independently;
As the members of the Body,
Functioning relatedly.

5

In our ministry and service,
From the Body, our supply;
If detached and isolated,
Out of function we will die.

Serve and work within the Body,
Never independently;
As the members of the Body,
Functioning relatedly.

6

’Tis by serving in the Body
Riches of the Head we share;
’Tis by functioning as members
Christ’s full measure we will bear.

Serve and work within the Body,
Never independently;
As the members of the Body,
Functioning relatedly.

7

To the Head fast holding ever,
That we may together grow,
From the Head supplies incoming
Thru us to the Body flow.

Serve and work within the Body,
Never independently;
As the members of the Body,
Functioning relatedly.

8

Lord, anew we give our bodies;
May we be transformed to prove
All Thy will, to know Thy Body,
And therein to serve and move.

Serve and work within the Body,
Never independently;
As the members of the Body,
Functioning relatedly.

Serve and work within the Body