Scripture Verse

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. Romans 12:10–11

Introduction

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Words: Will­iam G. Tar­rant (1853–1928).

Music: El­la­combe, Ge­sang­buch der herz­ogl. wir­tem­berg­isch­en ka­tho­lisch­en Hof­ka­pel­le (Würt­tem­berg, Ger­ma­ny: 1784). Adapt­ed & har­mo­nized by Will­iam H. Monk in the 1868 ap­pen­dix to Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, num­ber 366 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know when this hymn was writ­ten,

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William G. Tarrant
1853–1928

Lyrics

My Mas­ter was a worker,
With daily work to do,
And he who would be like Him
Must be a worker, too.
Then welcome honest labor,
And honest labor’s fare,
For where there is a worker,
The Mas­ter’s man is there.

My Mas­ter was a comrade,
A trusty friend and true,
And he who would be like Him,
Must be a comrade, too.
In happy hour of singing,
In silent hours of care,
Where goes a loyal comrade,
The Mas­ter’s man is there.

My Mas­ter was a helper,
The woes of life He knew,
And he who would be like Him
Must be a helper, too.
The bur­den will grow lighter,
If each will take a share,
And where there is a helper,
The Mas­ter’s man is there.

Then, brothers brave and manly,
Together let us be,
For He, who is our Mas­ter,
The Man of men was He.
The men who would be like Him
Are wanted ev­ery­where,
And where they love each other
The Mas­ter’s men are there.