Rescue The Perishing

​1. Rescue the perishing,
Care for the dying,
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;
  
Weep o’er the erring one,
Lift up the fallen,
Tell them of Jesus the mighty to save.
 
Rescue the perishing,
Care for the dying;
Jesus is merciful,
Jesus will save.

2. Though they are slighting Him,
  Still He is waiting,
Waiting the penitent child to receive;
  Plead with them earnestly,
  Plead with them gently;
He will forgive if they only believe.

Rescue the perishing, 
Care for the dying;
Jesus is merciful, 
Jesus will save.

3. Down in the human heart,
  Crushed by the tempter,
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;
  Touched by a loving heart,
  Wakened by kindness,
Chords that are broken will vibrate once more.

Rescue the perishing, 
Care for the dying;
Jesus is merciful, 
Jesus will save.

4. Rescue the perishing,
  Duty demands it;
Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;
  Back to the narrow way,
  Patiently win them;
Tell the poor wand’rer a Savior has died.

Rescue the perishing, 
Care for the dying;
Jesus is merciful, 
Jesus will save.

(Fanny Crosby, 1869 - public domain)