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[Bind on me, Lord, the new law given]
“A new commandment I give unto you,
That ye love one another, as I have loved
you.”—John xiii. 34.
Bind on me, Lord, the new law given
To bind and blend the earth with heaven,
And oh that I may love Thee, even
As Thou hast lovèd me!
To bind and blend the earth with heaven,
And oh that I may love Thee, even
As Thou hast lovèd me!
They serve Thee best who love Thee most,
They love Thee best who serve the host
Of weak and erring ones and lost,
For so Thou lovedst me.
They love Thee best who serve the host
Of weak and erring ones and lost,
For so Thou lovedst me.
If they reject me and despise,
If I am hateful in their eyes,
Let me with kindness them surprise,
For so Thou lovedst me.
If I am hateful in their eyes,
Let me with kindness them surprise,
For so Thou lovedst me.
If they be worthless, so was I;
And yet for me did Jesus die;
Oh let me not the cross deny
Which proved Thy love to me.
And yet for me did Jesus die;
Oh let me not the cross deny
Which proved Thy love to me.
And to the blind it will be sight,
And to the weak it will be might,
The love that bringeth health and light,
As Thine, Lord, did to me.
And to the weak it will be might,
The love that bringeth health and light,
As Thine, Lord, did to me.
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