Scripture Verse

Love one another; as I have loved you. John 13:34

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ed­win O. Ex­cell, 1904 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Edwin O. Excell (1851–1921)

Lyrics

Do you know the world is dy­ing
For a lit­tle bit of love?
Everywhere we hear the sigh­ing
For a lit­tle bit of love;
For the love that rights a wrong,
Fills the heart with hope and song;
They have wait­ed, oh, so long,
For a lit­tle bit of love.
For a lit­tle bit of love,
For a lit­tle bit of love,
They have wait­ed, oh, so long,
For a lit­tle bit of love,

From the poor of ev­ery ci­ty,
For a lit­tle bit of love,
Hands are reach­ing out for pi­ty,
For a lit­tle bit of love;
Some have bur­dens hard to bear,
Some have sor­rows we would share;
Shall they fal­ter and des­pair
For a lit­tle bit of love?
For a lit­tle bit of love,
For a lit­tle bit of love,
Shall they fal­ter and des­pair
For a lit­tle bit of love?

Down be­fore their id­ols fall­ing,
For a lit­tle bit of love,
Many souls in vain are call­ing
For a lit­tle bit of love;
If they die in sin and shame,
Someone sure­ly is to blame
For not go­ing in His name,
With a lit­tle bit of love.
With a lit­tle bit of love,
With a lit­tle bit of love,
For not go­ing in His name,
With a lit­tle bit of love.

While the souls of men are dy­ing,
For a lit­tle bit of love,
While the child­ren, too, are cry­ing,
For a lit­tle bit of love,
Stand no long­er id­ly by,
You can help them if you try;
Go, then say­ing, Here am I,
With a lit­tle bit of love.
With a lit­tle bit of love,
With a lit­tle bit of love,
Go, then say­ing, Here am I,
With a lit­tle bit of love.