When a distant friend is down with pain
And his family doesn’t care, again
There is no one close
Who can lend a hand
What can I do but pray?

When I hear of someone who’s been hurt bad
From an accident that they’ve just had
There too far away
For me to be there
What can I do but pray?

When a trial or test is taking its toll
And there’s no one else that they have told
It is mine to bear
For the burden’s large
What can I do but pray?

I can send a card with a message bright
I can give an encouraging word each day
I can keep upbeat when we talk at night
That’s what I can do while I pray

When a friend is in the hospital room
And I just can’t get there to see them soon
They won’t be there long
They’ll be out of touch
What can I do but pray?

When a death has come to a family
And I know that they’re not real close to me
The funeral is soon
But I’m out of town
What can I do but pray?

I can bring some food to their house for them
I can offer to clean or to lend a hand
I can give them rides or run errands
That’s what I can do while I pray

It’s the Golden rule that we must obey
Do unto others is the good Lord’s way
That when I want to do more than pray
I can think about what I would need
And then when the time has come for aid
I can give of my time and give of my day
And then when I have done all I can
I can rest peacefully and pray.