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.