Hymn
Brotherly Love
Jesus, Lord, we look to thee;
Let us in thy name agree;
Show thyself the Prince of Peace;
Bid our jars forever cease.
By thy reconciling love,
Every stumbling-block remove:
Each to each unite, endear;
Come, and spread thy banner here.
Make us of one heart and mind--
Courteous, pitiful, and kind;
Lowly, meek, in thought and word--
Altogether like our Lord.
Let us for each other care;
Each the other's burden bear;
To thy church the pattern give;
Show how true believers live.
Free from anger and from pride,
Let us thus in God abide;
All the depths of love express--
All the heights of holiness.
Let us then with joy remove
To the family above;
On the wings of angels fly:
Show how true believers die.
Brotherly Love — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/brotherly-love
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Brotherly Love?
The words of Brotherly Love were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Love-Feast and Weary of Wandering From My God.
Is Brotherly Love public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Voice of Praise, published in 1873. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Brotherly Love?
Brotherly Love is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love, Sing My Soul His Wondrous Love and Christ, of All My Hopes.