Love And Help Each Other
- Words:
- Palmer Hartsough
- Music:
- J. H. Filmore
Sheet music
- 1We should love and help each other,Day by day, (Day by day,) day by day, (day by day,)We should raise the fallen brotherOn the way, (On the way,) on the way, (on the way,)For the road is rough at best,As we count each weary mile,Lot us cheer the fainting breast,With a tender word and smile.We should love and help each other.Day by day, (day by day,) day by day. (day by day.)We should raise the fallen brother,On the way, (On the way,) on the way.
- 2Let us go in scenes of sorrow,Undismayed, (Undismayed,) undismayed, (undismayed,)Trouble’s hand on us tomorrowMay be laid, (May be laid,) may be laid, (may be laid,)Let us help while now we can,Ev’ry burden to relieve;As we bless our fellow manSo a blessing we’ll receive.We should love and help each other.Day by day, (day by day,) day by day. (day by day.)We should raise the fallen brother,On the way, (On the way,) on the way.
- 3How the hand of love can lighterAll our woe, (All our woe,) all our woe, (all our woe,)How the gleam of hope can brightenAll below, (All below,) all below, (all below,)Let us do the kindly deed,Let us speak the loving word;They will spring like precious seedIn the garden of the Lord.We should love and help each other.Day by day, (day by day,) day by day. (day by day.)We should raise the fallen brother,On the way, (On the way,) on the way.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1898, the words are in 16 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.