Scripture Verse

Whoever does God’s will is My brother and sister and mother. Mark 3:35

Introduction

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Ozora S. Davis (1866–1931)

Words: Ozo­ra S. Da­vis, 1909. Da­vis wrote this hymn on an is­land in Lake Sun­a­pee, New Hamp­shire, at the re­quest of the Con­gre­ga­tion­al Men’s Bro­ther­hood, which want­ed two hymns for a con­ven­tion to be held in the fall of that year.

Music: Az­mon Carl G. Glä­ser, 1828. Ar­ranged by Lo­well Ma­son, Mo­dern Psalm­ist, 1839 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

We bear the strains of earth­ly care,
But bear it not alone;
Beside us walks our bro­ther Christ,
And makes our task His own.

Through din of mar­ket, whirl of wheels,
And thrust of driv­ing trade,
We fol­low where the Mas­ter leads,
Serene and un­afraid.

The com­mon hopes that make us men
Were His in Ga­li­lee;
The tasks He gives are those He gave
Beside the rest­less sea.

Our bro­ther­hood still rests in Him,
The Brother of us all,
And through the cen­tu­ries we hear
The Mas­ter’s win­some call.