Long, long ago, a cap­tive maid,
A won­drous mes­sage gave;
For she be­lieved in Is­ra­el’s God,
With pow­er to help and save.
The word she spoke, the truth she told,
Her haugh­ty mas­ter moved;
And when he sought the way aright,
The way of life it proved.

No help or cure was in her hand,
She was a cap­tive maid;
But she could tell the way to go,
To gain the pro­phet’s aid.
The sore dis­ease and wast­ing pain
Were lost in Jor­dan’s wave;
The Sy­ri­an cap­tain learned that God
Was strong to help and save.

So child­ren now can spread the news
Of Je­sus’ pow­er to cure;
To heal the wea­ry, sin sick heart,
And make the spir­it pure.
’Tis Je­sus on­ly who can save
As in the old­en day;
And all may find Him if they will—
A child may point the way.