Have You Heard the Sobbing?

Have you heard the sob­bing

Of a thou­sand mil­lion souls

Submerged in dark­est hea­then night?

Vainly grop­ing for the way that leads

To hope and peace

They plead and wait the Gos­pel light.

A thou­sand mill­ion souls are dy­ing

A thou­sand mill­ion souls

For whom the Sav­ior died.

Can you still de­ny their plea?

Can you long­er idle be

While a thou­sand mill­ion souls are dy­ing?

Have you heard the sob­bing

Of a thou­sand mill­ion souls

By su­per­sti­tious chains en­slaved?

Can you long­er be in­dif­fer­ent

To their sad es­tate?

Thro’ Je­sus they can all be saved.

Can you hear the sob­bing

Of a thou­sand mill­ion souls

Who seek re­lief of heart in vain?

Let them have the bless­èd Gos­pel

That can free­dom give

And rend the chains of sin in twain.