We will not leave the truth of the assembly
Because it is Christ's body here below,
Formed by the Holy Spirit which we know,
And joined to Christ from whom its actions flow.
Because she is the subject of Christ's care
We will not leave the truth of the assembly:
For the ascended Man delights to share
His thoughts with one He thinks of as all fair.
Because the holy city shall descend
In bridal glory when this age shall end
We will not leave the truth of the assembly
Through power from God on which we may depend.
Depending on the Holy Spirit's power;
Depending on the Lord in every hour;
Depending, as the Father's blessings shower,
We will not leave the truth of the assembly.
The rolling refrain is a quotation from A John E Welch of London; "the assembly" is the word used in the Darby translation for what is often translated as church.
Did I invent the rolling refrain?
