The Home Circle by Christian Observer

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 2, 1880

The Home Circle.

By Christian Observer

WHAT HAST THOU DONE?

What hast thou done to show thy love To Him who left His home above— His glorious home in yonder sky— And came to earth for thee to die?

What hast thou done in all these years, Since Christ in love dispelled thy fears, And in their place gave peace of mind And access to his throne to find?

Hast thou the world renounced entire, And for its praise felt no desire? From every folly turned away To seek for joys that last alway?

Whene'er a brother in his need Appeal to thee to clothe or feed, Did'st thou with generous soul reply, And for Christ's sake thyself deny?

Hast thou e'er dried the widow's tear, Or sought the orphan's path to cheer? Hast thou e'er raised the fallen up, And bidden him once more to hope?

Or hast thou lived in selfish ease, Seeking alone thyself to please, Forgetful that thy God would claim Thy service if thou bear his name?

Forget not, soul, that by-and-by A reckoning comes in yonder sky, When Christ as Judge will ask of thee, "O soul, WHAT HAST THOU DONE FOR ME?" —Christian Observer.