Verse 1

I see the poor, I see the lame, I hear the sobs the cries of pain; yet with this hurt I seldom care, teach me, O Lord, teach me to care.

Verse 2

I see the hungry, sick and ill, I see them as I sit and fill a body clothed with clothes so fair, teach me, O Lord, teach me to care.

Verse 3

I see the lost and dying world; I watch as Satan's darts are hurled; I know the answer, yet I don't share; teach me,O Lord, teach me to care.

Verse 4

Teach me, O Lord, to care; and then thy message may I bear; may I a witness always share, teach me, O Lord, to care.