Love Helps Those


"Love Helps Those" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. It was released in August 1988 as the first single from his album Sowin' Love. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1988.

Background

At the time, many of Overstreet's songs played on contemporary Christian themes of love, devotion, fellowship and service to others. "Love Helps Those" primarily fit the latter of those themes: service in helping others in their time of need.

Content

Through brief stories of calling upon an elderly woman who was no longer able to drive or get out and about, a farmer who had become ill and needed help planting his crops and maintaining his farm, and a single mother with a newborn baby who needed a loving companion and father, those who offer a helping hand and guidance end up bettering and enriching everyone's lives.

Chart performance