The Whole Wide World for Jesus (Plantz)

The whole wide world for Je­sus

But while we give and pray

For those in hea­then dark­ness

Some near us go as­tray.

They need the Gos­pel mes­sage

The lost ones at our door;

God left them in our keep­ing

The out­cast and the poor.

The whole wide world for Je­sus

In lands of hea­then gloom

Let some one tell the sto­ry

Till all the de­serts bloom;

But let no err­ing bro­ther

Away from mer­cy roam

Where God has left His child­ren

To lead the lost ones home.

The whole wide world for Je­sus;

Out where no sig­nals burn

Some ships drift with the tem­pest

And nev­er more re­turn;

But sad­der far the wreck­ing

Beneath the har­bor light

Forgive us

Lord

for let­ting

Souls per­ish in our sight.

The whole wide world for Je­sus;

Not long may we pro­claim

To those who need the Sav­ior

Salvation in His name.

The har­vest is around us

And we must faith­ful be

If we would hear the wel­come

Ye did it un­to Me.