I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee.
Genesis 12:3
Words & Music: Mrs. H. S. Lehman, in The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 3 (Chicago, Illinois: Moody Bible Institute, 1921), number 52 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Lehman’s full name, or where to get a good photo of her (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Israel’s sheep, scattered far and wide,
Wandering on with no shepherd to guide,
Far from the Savior who for them has died;
What are you doing for them?
Refrain
How Jesus loved them! but we have despised,
Forgotten, neglected, in scorn undisguised;
Think you to face Him and hear His Well done,
With Israel, His chosen, left dying alone?
First to the Jew
was the order He gave;
First to the Jew came Jesus to save;
First to the Jew when sins He forgave;
What are you doing for them?
Refrain
Hid for a moment His face at their call,
Soon in His mercy He’ll gather them all;
Loved for their fathers, e’en far tho’ they fall;
What are you doing for them?
Refrain