Week of Compassion (One Great Hour of Sharing) hymn. Words came out with the pack of information in 1988 or so. I added the music.
Words: James A. Frazier & Tom Neal, 1986
Music: Jon Jones
Winter 1988
Words:
"When did we see you hungry, Lord? We saw but starving men.
We saw but women gnawing bones, and skeletal children."
"If ever you gave food to them, then you gave food to me.
You blessed of my Father come and take eternity."
"When did we see you thirsty, Lord? We saw but men athirst,
Women and children begging drink in lands that drought had cursed."
"If ever you gave drink to them, then you gave drink to me.
You blessed of my Father come and take eternity."
"When did we see you homeless, Lord? We saw but vagrant men,
Bruised women with no place to go and parentless children."
"If ever you gave home to them, then you gave home to me.
You blessed of my Father come and take eternity."
"When did we see you prisoned, Lord? We saw but men in cells,
And lives that unjust laws had changed, or habit turned to hells."
"If then you liberated them, you liberated me.
You blessed of my Father come and take eternity."
"When did we see you sick, O Lord? We saw but ailing men,
Old women wracked with lonely pain and suffering children."
"If ever you did visit them, then you did visit me.
You blessed of my Father come and take eternity."
"If you gave neither food, nor drink, nor succor, nor release,
Nor shelter, the away with you! You cannot share my peace.
But if you gave your best to mine, you gave it, then, to me.
You blessed of my Father come and take eternity."