Lend a Helping Hand

Lend a help­ing hand

my bro­ther

To the wea­ry by the way

Bowed be­neath life’s hea­vy bur­dens

’Mid the toil and heat of day;

Pass no com­rade by in si­lence

Cheerful words and smiles be­stow

Let them be as sun­shine scat­tered

All along their path be­low.

Lend a help­ing hand

my bro­ther

This shall have its own re­ward

And the good you do an­oth­er

Is re­mem­bered by the Lord.

Lend a hel­ping hand

my bro­ther

Someone needs your help each day

Always some­one need­ing com­fort

You will find along the way.

Always hearts that hun­ger af­ter

Words of love

and hope

and cheer—

Always faces we may bright­en

With the smile that dries the tear.

In the march of life

my bro­ther

Many fal­ter by the way

Often heart and cour­age fails them

In the mo­ment of the fray.

Speak the word of cheer that’s need­ed

Bid them ask God’s help

and then

With a hand that’s strong but gen­tle

Lift them to their feet again.