Into One we all are Gathered (Where charity and love are there is God)

This is a hymn about unity in Christ. It is based on the Latin hymn, Ubi Caritas.

It was written by English folk-hymn writer Michael Cockett (b 1938).

A recording of the song was originally released in 1969 by Sacred Heart Publications, England. It was then included in Mayhew-McCrimmon's Sing a New Song to the Lord, 1970. Later it was included in Hymns Old and New for the Irish Church published in 1977, and McCrimmon's Celebration Hymnal for Everyone 2012 edition, which is still available today.

The hymn is set to a tune called CARITAS by Eric Welch. This has a 2/2 time signature. In the key of F, the first few notes are C C F EF G F E

Sing a New Song recommends it for Palm Sunday in Year C, the 6th Sunday of Easter in years A & B, and for Holy Thursday.

Congregation in a large church, under the direction of a choir-director

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Examples

Children's choir with piano

Small choir with piano, practise video

Choir and congregation with band

Singer with piano

Instrumental - organ, with score on-screen

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:

1 Into one we all are gathered through the love of Christ ...

Chorus:
Where charity and love are,
there is God.

2 Therefore, when we are together in the love of Christ ...

3 May we see Your face in glory, Christ our loving God ...