Duty (Vol 3 No 71)
We have a common duty
To lift humanity
Above self-preservation
And breed community;
Yes. Service can be duty
To love and bring relief;
When we are truly human,
We act on this belief.
If duty is dictated
We may have little choice;
Our status may be humble;
And thus we have no voice;
We can perform a service
With due humility;
Yet still retain our honour
And live with dignity.
When life is trapped in duty
With no escape in sight,
When darkness fills the future
We need consoling light;
With friends and those who love us
Who help us see it through,
We may resume our duty,
And feel our strength renew.
When Jesus spoke of duty
It was to do God’s will;
To love and show compassion
To exercise goodwill;
If, now, we follow Jesus
Our duty is the same;
To keep this love still growing
Will be our constant aim.
Tune Aurelia AHB 385 TiS 457
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