Go or Give by John Francis Olmsted

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Aug 19, 1913

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 40, No. 32.

Go or Give

By John Francis Olmsted

Would you help the blinded heathen Beyond the trackless ocean wide To find the meek and lowly Jesus, And in His love fore'er abide? If we're willing to assist them To find a better way to live, Then we must consecrate our all, And either go ourselves, or give.

We doubtless will be loath to leave Our home and friends and native land To cross the briny azure ocean, And thus obey our Lord's command; But we who love the Master's coming, And would each precious promise live, Must ever, ever willing be To go ourselves, or freely give.

Then let us open now our coffers To send the living witness there, To tell them of the Master's coming, And thus their hearts and lives prepare. But we must share the Master's burden In teaching men the way to live. We still must help our weaker brother, And either go ourselves, or give.

Columbus, Ohio.