Ebenezer's Cry

I heard old Ebenezer cry,

"Let me do some good before I die!"

That truth rang out,

It jarred my heart,

Why wait till the end

Before you start?

Let me do something good

Where I am today,

In small acts of kindness

 That come my way;

Let my heart reach out

And meet the  demands

In the eyes of the needy,

Not just in their hands;

For a penny put in an outstretched hand,

Cannot bring the healing

That a kind word can;

The joy in that healing

Is a wonderful gift;

That true Christmas spirit,

Has the power to lift,

To lead us to wonder,

To  answer  love's cry,

"Feed me with kindness and I'll never die!"