Help Us, O God, to Understand
Author: D. Evan Davis
Composer: D. Evan Davis
Languages (18)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Danish: Vor Frelsers kærlighed
- Dutch: De liefde van onze Heiland
- English: Help Us, O God, to Understand
- Finnish: Vapahtajamme rakkaus
- French: L’amour de notre Sauveur
- German: Des Heilands Lieb’
- Hungarian: Add, hogy megértsük, ó, Isten
- Icelandic: Ég vildi óska góður Guð
- Italian: L’amore del nostro Salvatore
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: Hjelp oss, O Gud
- Portuguese: O Amor de Jesus
- Samoan: Alofa O Lo Tatou Faaola
- Spanish: El amor del Salvador
- Swedish: Hjälp oss, o Gud
- Tongan: ʻOfa ʻa e Fakamoʻui
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Most common tunes for “Help Us, O God, to Understand”
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Appearances of “Help Us, O God, to Understand” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1969 or earlier.
In copyright (IRI)
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sing with Me (1969), p. C-2b;Hiva Pea mo Au (1969), p. C-2b.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Help us, O God, to understand Our Savior’s love for us. He paid the price for all our sins And died upon the cross.
2. Help us to love him more each day, Though him we cannot see. His teachings and his loving heart Will lead us back to thee.
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