Compel them to Come

"Come, for all things are now ready.... Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord it is done as thou has commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled" (Luke 14:21-23).

Come, says the Lord, for all is prepared,
And yet there is room at His table for more.
So many invited have simply not cared,
And spurn the salvation they choose to ignore.

Yet God has commanded His servants to find
The poor in the streets and the lanes of the city.
Bring in the maimed, the halt, and the blind,
Show them what God has prepared in His pity!

Yet there is room! Oh how can it be?
How is it possible? Why won't they hear?
With so much to lose in eternity,
Why aren't they moved, and why won't they fear?

Go out in the highways, compel them to come,
For God has commanded, and so He has willed.
By any and all means, let's work to save some,
Steadfast in love that His house may by filled.