Unto the Church Universal,
Which is the depository of all ancient wisdom,
And the school of all modern thought;
Which recognizes in all prophets a harmony,
In all scriptures a unity,
And through all dispensations
A continuity;
Which abjures all that separates and divides,
And always magnifies humanity and peace:
Which seeks truth in freedom,
Justice in love,
And individual discipline in social duty;
And which shall make of all persons, sects, classes,
Nations, genders, and races,
One Beloved Community –
Unto this Church
And unto all its members,
Known and unknown
Throughout the world,
We pledge the allegiance,
Of our hands and hearts.

Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), adapted