Behold, How Pleasant and How Good

Behold, how pleasant and how good
That we, one Lord confessing,
Together dwell in brotherhood,
Our unity expressing.
’Tis like the oil on Aaron’s head,
The seal of ordination,
That o’er his robes the sweetness shed
Of perfect consecration.

Behold, how pleasant and how good
That we, one Lord confessing,
Together dwell in brotherhood,
Our unity expressing.
’Tis like the dew from Hermon fair
On Zion’s hill descending;
The Lord commands His blessing here
In life that is unending.

Author: Unknown

This is a metrical paraphrase of Psalm 133. The English text appears in multiple 20th-century hymnals (e.g., Presbyterian, Mennonite, and ecumenical collections) but is rarely signed with a specific author or translator name. It is sometimes labeled 'paraphrase' or attributed to 'the Psalter' without further credit; no single well-known hymn writer (e.g., Watts, Wesley, or modern figures like Daw or Hopson) matches the wording.