"Poems"
 

The Lord Had A Job For Me

The Lord had a job for me one day,
But I had so much to do;
I said, "Lord, you get somebody else"
Or wait till I get through."
I don't know how the Lord came out,
No doubt He got along,
But I felt kind of sneaky like,
I knew I'd done God wrong.

One day I needed the Lord,
Needed Him right away,
But He wouldn't answer me at all,
And I could hear Him say
Way down in my accusing heart,
"Child, I've got so much to do,
You get somebody else,
Or wait till I get through."

Now when the Lord has a job for me,
I never try to shirk.
I leave what I have on hand;
And do the Lord's good work,
And my affairs can run along;
Or wait till I get through,
For not one else can do the work,
God has marked out for you.
 

From Our Archives, 1974
Author Unknown