The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3644

3644. Let Someone Else

1. Let someone else! you often say,
When asked to serve the Lord;
And someone else, when life is o’er,
Will reap a rich reward.
Oh, someone else is doing the work
That you for God should do;
And someone else will be wearing the crown
That God had meant for you.

2. Let someone else speak forth the word
To save a soul from sin;
That someone else, when Jesus comes,
A crown of life will win.
Oh, someone else is doing the work
That you for God should do;
And someone else will be wearing the crown
That God had meant for you.

3. Let someone else go forth, you say,
To lands beyond the seas;
While you remain at home and take
Your comfort and your ease.
Oh, someone else is doing the work
That you for God should do;
And someone else will be wearing the crown
That God had meant for you.

4. Oh, never let your lips again
Those thoughtless words repeat;
But pray that grace to you be giv’n
To serve at Jesus’ feet.
Then no one else will do the work
That you for God should do;
And no one else will be wearing the crown
That God has kept for you.

Text Information

• First Line: Let someone else! you often say
• Title: Let Someone Else
• Author: J. A. Sutherland (1921)
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Let someone else! you often say]
• Composer: Beatrice W. Sutherland
• Incipit: 56653 23215 66176
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain