The Two Commandments

First among the Christ­ian grac­es

Love the crown­ing vir­tue stands;

Love is taught our high­est du­ty

In the Sav­ior’s two com­mands;

Love with all thy pow­ers unit­ed

Love the Lord thy God ab­ove

And re­mem­ber yet an­oth­er

As thy­self

thy neigh­bor love.

Love that chang­es not

Love that chang­es not

Love that warms the heart to all

Everywhere we go;

Love with all thy pow­ers unit­ed

Love the Lord thy God ab­ove

And re­mem­ber yet an­oth­er

As thy­self

thy neigh­bor love.

Are we lov­ing

are we striv­ing

To ob­ey our Mas­ter’s will?

We must pray for grace to help us

His com­mand­ments to ful­fill;

We must keep this thought be­fore us

In the work we try to do

If we love our dear Re­deem­er

We must love our neigh­bor

too.

On the cross

O bless­èd Sav­ior

Only love in­scribed we see;

By our pa­tient self de­ni­al

May we prove our love to Thee;

Love Thy first and great com­mand­ment

Love the Lord thy God ab­ove

Thou hast taught us yet an­oth­er

As thy­self

thy neigh­bor love.