This is my Command (Commandment) I Give You

The author and composer of this children's hymn, based on, are unknown.   It was used in Catholic schools in New Zealand during the 1970s.

Downloads

Lead sheet
(melody + guitar chords)

PowerPoint
slides

Lyrics

Chrous
This is my commandment I give you
Love one another,
And let your love be
Like my love for you.

Lord, open pathways, for friendships warm ways,
This day and always, in your family.

Lord, hear our pleading, all our hearts yearning,
For understanding, in your family.

ABC Notation

X:1
T:This is my Commandment
C:Unknown
Z:abc-transcription www.GodSongs.net
O:Possibly New Zealand
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
"^Chorus"yyyE>E E>E E2 G2 | G4 F4 | D4 E2 F2 | A4 G4 |
yyyyG4 G2 c2 | c4 A4 | G2 E2 F2 D2 | C8 ||
"^Verse"yyyyE4 E2 G2 | G4 F4 | D4 E2 F2 | A4 G4 |
yyyyG4 G2 c2 | c4 A4 | G2 E2 F2 D2 | C8 ||


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