In the dist­ant lands of dark­ness
Bowing down to wood and stone,
Millions have not heard of Christ
Who reigns on high;
For the lost of ev­ery na­tion
He has suf­fered to atone,
In their sin, oh! Chris­tians!
Will you let them die?

Refrain

Will you let them die
Without hope of life?
Will you let them die,
Lost in sin and strife?
While you share God’s grace and love,
And cher­ish hopes of joy ab­ove,
Will you let them die,
Oh! will you let them die?

There’s no ray of light to cheer them,
Not a vi­sion of the Lord,
Or the glo­ries that await
Beyond the skies;
Ere they shall be­night­ed perish,
Send the life sus­tain­ing Word,
Without Christ, their Sav­ior,
Will you let them die?

Refrain

All around you souls are sink­ing,
Heedless of the liv­ing way,
Can you spurn them,
Or the words of life de­ny?
Tell them of the lov­ing Sav­ior
Who would wel­come them today,
In their guilt and weak­ness,
Will you let them die?

Refrain

With true gra­ti­tude to Je­sus
For His mer­cies and His grace,
Ever seek His bless­èd name
To glo­ri­fy;
Spend not life in idle dream­ing,
Strive to save the fall­en race,
Speed sal­va­tion’s mes­sage—
Do not let them die!

Refrain