O, My People!

O

my peo­ple! jour­ney­ing on­ward

You of Christ’s great bro­ther­hood

Heed the les­sons which He gives you

Written in His bless­èd Word.

Strong and clear and full of mean­ing:

Come

if you would fol­low Me

Down among the poor and low­ly;

Here your Christ­ian work must be.

This the path which you must fol­low

This the way the Sav­ior trod;

And He teaches this will lead you

Into peace and up to God.

’Tis in deeds we serve the Mas­ter—

Words are idle

emp­ty pray­er;

All our Christ­ian life a pre­tense

If the deeds are want­ing there.

If you will but heed this les­son

Which the bless­èd Sav­ior gave

Going out in­to the by­ways

Seeking those He came to save

Telling them the won­drous sto­ry

With an ear­nest heart of love—

Yours will be a glo­ri­ous har­vest

Gathered for the fold ab­ove.