Classic Poem

If I go not ... to those who have not heard;
If I withhold from them God's precious Word;
If sin-cursed heathen go to Christless graves
And never, never know that Jesus saves;
If by my negligence some souls are lost
Despite God's mercy and Calvary's untold cost;
If I care not for those in distant lands,
Shall not their blood-guilt be upon my hands?

If I pray not ... for those who witness bear;
If I no intercessory burden share;
If God's dear servants ne'er are in my heart,
And in their labors, I have no part;
If by my prayerlessness there comes an hour,
When they lack wisdom, or grace, or strength, or power
And captive souls escape not sin's strong bands,
Shall not their blood-guilt be upon my hands?

If I give not ... and by my selfishness
I cause God's work and workers sore distress;
If my poor stingy heart will hardened be
To needs of others, their necessity;
If by my failure some shall never hear
The message of salvation, then I fear
Mine is the sin, and justice fair demands
That I accept the guilt of bloody hands!