If I can help somebody as I pass along If I can cheer somebody with a word or song If I can show somebody he is traveling wrong Then my living shall not be in vain If I can do my duty as a Christian ought If I can bring their beauty to a word or song If I can spread the message that the Master taught Then my living shall not be in vain Then my living shall not be in vain Then my living shall not be in vain If I can help somebody as I pass along Then my living shall not be in vain