Refrain:
A new commandment
I give unto you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you.
By this shall all know
That you are My disciples,
If you have love one for another.
By this shall all know
That you are My disciples,
If you have love one for another.
Refrain:
A new commandment
I give unto you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you.
You Are my friends if
You do what I command you.
Without my help you can do nothing.
You Are my friends if
You do what I command you.
Without my help you can do nothing
Refrain:
A new commandment
I give unto you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you.
True Love is patient,
Nor arrogant, nor boastful.
Love bears all things, love is eternal.
True Love is patient,
Nor arrogant, nor boastful.
Love bears all things, love is eternal.
Refrain:
A new commandment
I give unto you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you.
A new commandment
I give unto you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you.
By this shall all know
That you are My disciples,
If you have love one for another.
By this shall all know
That you are My disciples,
If you have love one for another.
Refrain:
A new commandment
I give unto you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you.
You Are my friends if
You do what I command you.
Without my help you can do nothing.
You Are my friends if
You do what I command you.
Without my help you can do nothing
Refrain:
A new commandment
I give unto you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you.
True Love is patient,
Nor arrogant, nor boastful.
Love bears all things, love is eternal.
True Love is patient,
Nor arrogant, nor boastful.
Love bears all things, love is eternal.
Refrain:
A new commandment
I give unto you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you,
That you love one another
As I have loved you.
2 Comments
Thank you
CCLI has several entries for this:
ref 4540290 by Andrew Moore and Aniceto Nazareth
ref 3148734 by Aniceto Nazareth
ref 4200080, Aniceto Nazareth and Richard Lloyd
ref 281945 by Elizabeth L. Benson , which also agrees with https://divinehymns.com/lyrics/a-new-commandment-i-give-unto-you-song-lyrics/
OneLicense has:
13204 Aniceto Nazareth, Andrew Moore
75831 Aniceto Nazareth
on the other hand,
https://hymnary.org/text/a_new_commandment_i_give_unto_you has the author as Roy Crabtree.
In fact the better hymn books say it is anonymous. see for example, https://www.methodist.org.uk/our-faith/worship/singing-the-faith-plus/hymns/a-new-commandment-i-give-unto-you-stf-242/
Laudate (920) says it is unknown.
The various CCLI entries will also reflect the arranger, which doesn't affect the lyrics.
It is most likely that the first verse (which is what everyone knows) is anonymous, and that other people have written other verses that only appear in certain books.
To be on the safe side, assuming you have a licence, I'd go with one of those (I copy the text from the licence site). And to be really safe, maybe say Aniceto Nazareth and/or Elizabeth L Benson and/or unknown....