Have you sought for the sheep that have wan­dered,
Far away on the dark mount­ains cold?
Have you gone, like the ten­der Shep­herd,
To bring them again to the fold?
Have you fol­lowed their weary foot­steps?
And the wild de­sert waste have you crossed,
Nor lin­gered till safe home re­turn­ing,
You have ga­thered the sheep that were lost?

Have you been to the sad and the lone­ly,
Whose bur­dens are hea­vy to bear?
Have you car­ried the name of Je­sus,
And ten­der­ly breathed it in pray­er?
Have you told of the great sal­va­tion
He died on the cross to se­cure?
Have you asked them to trust in the Sav­ior,
Whose love shall for­ev­er en­dure?

Have you knelt by the sick and the dy­ing,
The mes­sage of mer­cy to tell?
Have you stood by the trem­bling cap­tive
Alone in his dark pri­son cell?
Have you point­ed the lost to Je­sus,
And urged them on Him to be­lieve?
Have you told of the life ev­er­last­ing,
That all, if they will, may re­ceive?

If to Je­sus you an­swer these ques­tions,
And to Him have been faith­ful and true,
Then be­hold, in the man­sions yonder
Are crowns of re­joic­ing for you;
And there from the King eter­nal
Your wel­come and greet­ing shall be,
Inasmuch as ’twas done for My breth­ren,
Even so it was done un­to Me.