"The Faithful Few"

"In every church, in every clime,
When there's some work to do,
It very likely will be done
By just the faithful few.

While many folks will help to sing,
And some of them will talk,
When it comes down to doing things,
A lot of them will balk:

"We can't do this, we can't do that,
Excuse us, please, this time—
We'd be so glad to help you out,
But it's not in our line."

So when the leader [elder] casts about
To find someone who'll "do,"
Although he's done it oft before,
He asks the Faithful Few.

Of course, they're very busy, too,
And always hard at work,
But well he knows they'll not refuse,
Nor any duty shirk.

They never stop to make excuse,
But promptly try to do
The very, very best they can
To smooth the way for you.

God bless, I pray, the faithful few,
And may their tribe increase—
They must be very precious to
The blessed Prince of Peace." —Chester E. Shuler (source)

Dear reader, let's be counted by God as being among the faithful few! (Romans 11:5).

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets