Scripture Verse

He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. James 5:20

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ado­ni­ram. J. Bu­chan­an, 1889 (🔊 pdf nwc). Bu­chan­an wrote this song af­ter hear­ing a ser­mon by J. H. Boy­et on James 5:20.

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bu­chan­an (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

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The Lost Sheep
Alfred U. Soord (1868–1915)

Will you go and speak to the lost ones here
To the ones who have gone as­tray?
Will you lead them back to the Shep­herd’s fold
From their wan­d’rings in sin’s dark way?

Refrain

Will you seek them now,
Will you seek them now?
Will you show them the way?
Will you show them the way?
Some one may be lost,
That you might lead home,
To that bright land of per­fect day.

Will you go and speak to the sin­ners blind
And who walk in the mid­night gloom?
Will you bear some light to their dark­ened mind?
Will you tell them their com­ing doom?

Refrain

Will you tell them all if they will be­lieve
That their souls will be tru­ly blest?
For the Sav­ior said that they shall re­ceive
Precious bless­ings of peace and rest.

Refrain

Will you go and tell them the Sav­ior died
And pro­vid­ed for them the way?
If they fully trust in the Cru­ci­fied
He will par­don their sins to­day.

Refrain