Bear Ye One Another's Burdens

Bear ye one another's burdens As ye pass through life along

Author: Eden Reeder Latta
Tune: [Bear ye one another's burdens] (Tenney)
Published in 2 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Bear ye one another's burdens,
As ye pass thro' life along;
All have burdens they must carry,
Whether they be weak or strong.
I have borne your burdens for you,
I your debt of sin did pay;
And the strong should help the feeble,
That they faint not by the way.

Chorus:
Bear ye one another's burden's!
Bear ye one another's burdens!
Bear ye one another's burdens!
Bear them freely; bear them now!

2 Bear ye one another's burdens,
Whatsoever they may be;
Giving aid to one another,
Is the same as unto me.
Even tho' your load be heavy,
Ye can all some help afford;
Ev'ry one can do a little,
With a pleasant look or word. [Chorus]

3 Bear ye one another's burdens,
As ye journey here below,
Strive to lessen these of others,
And your own shall lighter grow,
When ye gather over yonder,
In the regions of the blest,
Ye shall bear no tiresome burdens,
Ye shall enter into rest. [Chorus]

Source: Light and Life: a collection of new hymns and tunes for sunday schools, prayer meetings, praise meetings and revival meetings #98

Author: Eden Reeder Latta

Rv Eden Reeder Latta USA 1839-1915. Born at Haw Patch, IN, the son of a Methodist minister, (also a boyhood friend of hymn writer Willam A Ogden) he became a school teacher. During the American Civil War he preached for the Manchester Methodist Church and other congregations (possibly as a circuit rider filling empty pulpits). In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Wright, and they had five children: Arthur, Robert, Jennie, two others. He taught for the public schools of Manchester, and later Colesburg, IA. He moved to Guttenberg, IA, in the 1890s, and continued writing song lyrics for several major gospel composers, including William Ogden, James McGranahan, James Fillmore, and Edmund Lorenz. He wrote 1600+ songs and hymns, many being wi… Go to person page >

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First Line: Bear ye one another's burdens As ye pass through life along
Title: Bear Ye One Another's Burdens
Author: Eden Reeder Latta
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Bear ye one another's burdens
Copyright: Public Domain

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