Called for a Cause

"Defend the poor and the fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked" (Psalm 82:3,4). "Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy" (Proverbs 31:8,9). "Is there not a cause?" (1 Samuel 17:29). "For this cause came I unto this hour" (John 12:27).

For the cause of the Gospel, do not be unfeeling;
The poor, the afflicted, and needy all cry.
The poor need God's hope, the afflicted His healing
The needy are helplessly destined to die.

Yes, there are causes abounding today;
Be careful, however, to keep this in mind:
That temporal causes shall all pass away;
Eternity comes and shall leave them behind.

For the cause of the Gospel, be ready to plead;
Deliver the perishing, sparing no cost.
Christ has the riches and healing they need.
Christ is hope and the help of the lost.