Song Lyrics

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Just a helping hand
To someone in need
Just a kind word
Doesn’t cost a thing
And you never know
If the hope that you hold out
Is the only light
In somebody’s night of doubt

If we could learn to love
Like Jesus said we should
And pray to God for His help
You know He said He would
If we could see others
As neighbors and our friends
Then maybe the wars between us
Could now finally end
If we could learn to love

So what would you do
If you were face to face
With a hurting soul
Who’s in need of grace
‘Cause you never know
If the hope you hold on to
Is the mercy they need
To be set free by the truth

If we could learn to love
Like Jesus said we should
And pray to God for His help
You know He said He would
If we could see others
As neighbors and our friends
Then maybe the wars between us
Could now finally end
If we could learn to love

And I don’t mean
Just loving our families
Though that is the place to start
But what I mean
Is loving our enemies
That’s when we find out who we are

If we could learn to love
Like Jesus said we should
And pray to God for His help
You know He said He would
If we could see others
As neighbors and our friends
Then maybe the wars between us
Could now finally end
If we could learn to love

~Dionne Stratton
October 31, 2007

John 15:12 - “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

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