Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.
Matthew 25:40
Words: William H. Luckenbach, in Augsburg Songs No. 2 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Lutheran Publication Society, 1893), number 6.
Music: Anvers Irving P. Emerick, 1893 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Emerick (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
What are thou doing for Jesus?
If thou canst give out of love,
Only a cup of cold water,
He will reward thee above.
Refrain
He gave His life to redeem thee,
Thee to restore to His fold:
All He has done to reclaim thee,
Never in time can be told.
What are thou doing for Jesus?
What of Him hast thou to say?
If a sweet word, then delay not,
Let it be whispered today.
Refrain
What are thou doing for Jesus?
If of His cross thou canst sing,
Sing, till the blue dome above thee
Heavenly echoes shall ring.
Refrain
What are thou doing for Jesus?
What hast thou long wished to try?
Do it, for life is fast waning,
And the dark night draweth nigh.
Refrain