The Footwashing Song
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3 The Footwashing Song (John 13. 3-5)
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He rose from the table and took off his robe
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And tied a towel around him.
Am G Am
And he poured some water into a bowl
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And he washed the feet of his friends,
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And he washed the feet of his friends.
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‘This is how you must serve one another!’
Am E Am
Then he came to Peter , intending to do,
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the same for him as the others.
Am G Am
But he refused, he could not accept,
G F Am
his feet washed by the hand of his friend,
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his feet washed by the hand of his friend.
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‘Unless you allow me to wash your feet,
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You can have no share with me!’
Am G Am
‘Then not only my feet, but my hands and head’
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Peter said out of love for his friend,
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Peter said out of love for his friend.
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‘Do you know what it is I have done for you?
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I am showing you what you must do!
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I have set an example; I’ve shown you the way.
G F Am
You must wash the feet of your friends,
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You must wash the feet of your friends.
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‘This is how you must serve one another!’
G Am
Wash the feet of your friends.
© 2000 Sheila Hamil