Oh The Things We May Do
- Words:
- Lizzie Dearmond
- Music:
- J. M. Hagan
Sheet music
- 1Have you lifted a stone from your brother's way,As he struggled along life's road?Have you lovingly touched some frail, toil worn hand.Shared with someone his heavy load?Oh, the things we may do, you an I, you and I;Oh the love we can give if we try; (if we try;)Just a word or a song as we're passing along,They will count in the great by and by. (by and by.)
- 2Have you spoken a word full of hope and cheer?Have you walked with a slower pace?'Till the weary of heart who were stumbling on,Took new courage to run the race?Oh, the things we may do, you an I, you and I;Oh the love we can give if we try; (if we try;)Just a word or a song as we're passing along,They will count in the great by and by. (by and by.)
- 3Have you held up your light thru the shadows dark,So that somebody else might see?Have you lived with theChrist thru the long, long day,Gaining many a victory?Oh, the things we may do, you an I, you and I;Oh the love we can give if we try; (if we try;)Just a word or a song as we're passing along,They will count in the great by and by. (by and by.)
In the hymnals
- Written in 1916, the words are in 32 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.