Lend a Hand

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1 We look around on ev'ry side,
The seeds of sin are scattered wide;
There's a work for you in ev'ry land,
While he is calling, lend a hand.

Chorus:
O lend a hand, yes, lend a hand,
The Master's work is great and grand;
Go, work today, at his command,
While he yet calls us,
O lend a hand.

2 We must by faith to Christ draw near,
But we must work while we are here;
We are not called to idly stand,
The Lord wants workers, lend a hand. [Chorus]

3 We do not have for work to pray,
Our work will come to us each day;
Your work and mine the Lord has planned,
None else can do it, lend a hand. [Chorus]

4 Then work for God, O do your best,
In heav'n at last you then can rest;
But till you reach that better land,
There's work for Jesus, lend a hand. [Chorus]

Source: Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #22

Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

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First Line: We look around on every side
Title: Lend a Hand
Author: Johnson Oatman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O lend a hand
Copyright: Public Domain

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