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Text:Help us to help each other, Lord
Author:Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
Tune:DUNFERMLINE

489. Help us to help each other, Lord

1 Help us to help each other, Lord,
each other's cross to share;
let each our friendly aid afford
and feel each other's care.

2 Up into thee, our living Head,
let us in all things grow,
and by thy sacrifice be led
the fruits of love to show.

3 Drawn by the magnet of thy love
let all our hearts agree,
and ever to each other move,
and ever nearer thee.

4 This is the bond of perfectness,
thy spotless charity.
Oh let us still, we pray, possess
the mind that was in thee.

Text Information
First Line: Help us to help each other, Lord
Title: Help us to help each other, Lord
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 (alt.)
Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Compassion; Help; Jesus Christ: Love of (4 more...)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: DUNFERMLINE
Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Scottish Psalter, 1615
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: See also: DUMFERMLINE 43, 171, 221



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