'Tis not a cause of small import

Verse 1

'Tis not a cause of small import The pastor's care demands, But what might fill an angel's heart, And filled a Saviour's hands.

Verse 2

They watch for souls for whom the Lord Did heavenly bliss forego-- For souls that must for ever live In rapture or in woe.

Verse 3

All to the great tribunal haste, The account to render there; And shouldst thou strictly mark our faults, Lord! how should we appear?

Verse 4

May they that Jesus whom they preach, Their own Redeemer, see, And watch thou daily o'er their souls, That they may watch for thee.