Teach Us, O Lord, True Brotherhood

Teach us

O Lord

true bro­ther­hood

In dai­ly thought and deed

That we may tread with hum­ble heart

The path where Thou dost lead.

Help us to spurn a life of ease

While bro­thers la­bor long

In mill and mart to give us bread

And la­bor with­out song.

Cast from our hearts

O Lord of life

Our self­ish­ness and pride

Help us to choose the toil­er’s part

And suf­fer by his side.

Give us the cour­age

Lord

to fight

With Thee all greed of gold

To fight un­til Thy king­dom’s won

Thy king­dom long fore­told.

Love then shall reign su­preme o’er all

O’er heart and mind and hand

Eternal love and bro­ther­hood

In all this storm tossed land.

With vi­sion clear and stead­fast heart

So let us fol­low Thee

E’en though it be that wea­ry road

Which leads to Cal­va­ry.