In Christ There Is No East Or West
A Son of God is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female


There is no introduction.

In Christ there is no east or west, in Him no pride of birth,
The chosen family God has blessed now spans the whole wide earth.

For God in Christ has made us one from every land and race;
Has reconciled us through His Son and met us with His grace.

It is by grace we are assured that we belong to Him:
The love we share in Christ our Lord, the Spirit’s work within.

So brothers, sisters, praise His name who dies to set us free
From sin, division, hate and shame, from spite and enmity!

In Christ there is no east or west—He breaks all barriers down;
By Christ redeemed, by Christ possessed, in Christ we live as one.


Words by Michael Perry, c. 1979 (from a line by John Oxenham, 1908)
Music from a Traditional Afro-American Melody