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Will You Do What You Can?

Representative Text

1 Will you do what you can for the lost in sin?
Will you seek for those who have gone astray?
Will you watch, will you pray, will you strive to win
Ev’ry wand’rer from the world’s highway?

Refrain:
Will you do whate’er you can for the sinner unforgiv’n?
Will you bring them to the Saviour while you may?
Will you mark the narrow path to the shining courts of heav’n?
Will you lead them, will you keep them in the way?

2 Will you do what you can for the halt and blind,
who my grope their way in the midnight gloom?
Will you bear forth a light for the darkened mind?
Will you warn and save from the coming doom? [Refrain]

3 Will you do what you can that they may believe
In the Saviour’s name, and be truly blest?
Will you do what you can that they may receive
Of his wondrous grace, and enjoy his rest? [Refrain]

Source: Triumphant Songs No.1 #198

Author: Charles Walker Ray

Rv Charles Walker Ray DD USA 1832-1917. Born at Otselic, NY, he became a Baptist minister. He was educated at Hamlton College, Clinton, NY. He earned his doctorate from Monongahela College, Jefferson, PA. That school closed in 1894. He pastored at North Stonington, CT, for a number of years. He also served at Plymouth, NY. He married Julia Tracy Sheffield, and they had a son, Arthur. He wrote a number of books and song books: “Grace Vernon Bussell, the heroine of western Australia” (1878); “Spicy breezes” (1883); “The day school crown” (1892); “The revival helper: a collection of songs for Christian work and worship” (1893); “Bright blossoms of song” (1895); “Zion’s delight” (1901); “The song of songs… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Will you do what you can for the lost in sin?
Title: Will You Do What You Can?
Author: Charles Walker Ray
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Triumphant Songs No.1 #198

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Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #206

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