Lines on Methodist Union

A pleasing sight to-day we see,
Four churches joined in harmony,
There difference was but trivial,
But strove each other to outrival.

In friendship now they do unite,
And Satan only they do fight,
And they’ll plant churches in North West,
Where they can serve the Lord the best.

Where this text comes from

First published in Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames (1884). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1]

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Taken from Standard Ebooks, standardebooks/james-mcintyre_poetry, poetry.xhtml. Rights: public domain (SE dedication; underlying text pre-1931).

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Cite this poem

James McIntyre (1828?–1906). “Lines on Methodist Union.” First published in Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames (1884). Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/james-mcintyre/lines-on-methodist-union/. Append #L14 to cite line 14, or #L4-L9 for lines 4–9.

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