O, my peo­ple! jour­n’y­ing 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.