With meter 8.6.8.6 D, tunes it is set to the tune DEDICATION (Horman), which was written for it by American music teacher and organist John D. Horman (). However it could be set to other tunes with the same meter, eg KINGSFOLD.
It is one of sixteen hymns in their collection Come Away with Me which was published in 1997 by Abingdon Press.
Officially inspired by Matthew 23:8-10, the song also refers to a number of other incidents in Jesus life and ministry, so has a wide range of uses.
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The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. The song has three verses, each eight lines long. A rough outline is:1 When people learned of Jesus Christ,
... the love that Jesus taught.
2 He turned the water into wine
.... the love that Jesus taught.
3 He answered scribes and Pharisees
.... the love that Jesus taught.
4 We may not work a miracle,
.... the love that Jesus taught.
5 Dear God, at home, at work, at school,
.... the love that Jesus taught.
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