Teach Us, O Lord, True Brotherhood

Teach us, O Lord, true brotherhood,
In daily thought and deed,
That we may tread with humble heart,
The path where Thou dost lead.

Give us the courage, Lord, to fight
With Thee all greed of gold,
To fight until Thy kingdom’s won,
Thy kingdom long foretold.

Love then shall reign supreme o’er all,
O’er heart and mind and hand,
Eternal love and brotherhood
In all this storm tossed land.

With vision clear and steadfast heart
So let us follow Thee,
E’en though it be that weary road
Which leads to Calvary.

Author: Marion Franklin Ham

Year: 1915

This text by American Unitarian minister and hymn writer Marion Franklin Ham (1867–1956) first appeared in 1915. It is the most common attribution in hymnals; no widely accepted alternate authors exist for this text.