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Let me help someone today

Burdens are pressing in somebody's life

Author: J. I. McClelland
Tune: [Burdens are pressing in somebody's life]
Published in 4 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Burdens are pressing in somebody’s life,
Thou knowest whom it may be;
Times of temptation and trials and strife,
All are permitted to see.

Refrain:
Let me be helpful in somebody’s life,
Time is now slipping away;
Here in this world where temptations are rife,
Let me help someone today.

2 Comfort is needed by many a heart
Saddened by sorrow and loss,
Not as the world gives would I have a part,
Only what comes from Thy cross. [Refrain]

3 Somebody’s needing a message of cheer,
Written or spoken by you,
If from your heart He has cast out all fear,
Someone needs that work done, too. [Refrain]

4 Many are blind to the need of Thy love,
Many are deaf to Thy call;
Open their eyes and their ears from above,
May they find Thee as their all. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #326

Author: J. I. McClelland

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Text Information

First Line: Burdens are pressing in somebody's life
Title: Let me help someone today
Author: J. I. McClelland
Refrain First Line: Let me be helpful in somebody's life
Copyright: Public Domain

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Choir Gems, No.2 #d5

Hymns of the Living Gospel No. 1 #d19

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Magnificat #142

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New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #326

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