NCH 575
Jesus always loved his own,
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Verse 1
Jesus always loved his own,
And he showed them to the full,
When at supper, from the table,
He got up and took a towel,
Then he wrapped it round his waist,
In a basin water poured,
He began to wash the feet of all his friends.
Know, my brothers, what I've done to you
Lord, you call me, it is what I am;
If then, I, your Lord, deigned to wash your feet,
You should do the same and wash each other’s feet.
Verse 2
Jesus always loved his own
And he showed it to the full,
When he came to Simon Peter
The apostie said to him:
"Never shall you wash my feet.
Then the Lord replied to him:
It is not for you to know What now I do.
Know, my brothers, what I've done to you
Lord, you call me, it is what I am;
If then, I, your Lord, deigned to wash your feet,
You should do the same and wash each other’s feet.
Verse 3
Jesus always loved his own,
And he showed it to the full
When he said to Simon Peter:
"If I do not wash your feet,
You can have no part with me.
Then said Peter to his Lord:
"Wash my hands, my head
And not my feet alone.
Know, my brothers, what I've done to you
Lord, you call me, it is what I am;
If then, I, your Lord, deigned to wash your feet,
You should do the same and wash each other’s feet.
Verse 4
Jesus always loved his own,
And he showed it to the full;
He has set us an example
That we do as he has done;
Can a servant greater be
Than his master Christ, the Lord?
If we know and do this,
Happy we shall be.
Know, my brothers, what I've done to you
Lord, you call me, it is what I am;
If then, I, your Lord, deigned to wash your feet,
You should do the same and wash each other’s feet.
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