1 Is the world any better, my brother,
Because you are passing this way?
Are you trying to win
From the thraldom of sin,
Some wand’ring one now gone astray?
Refrain:
Is the world any brighter,
Men’s cares any lighter,
Because you are passing this way?
Is your God-given light
Shining steady and bright,
To make the world better today!
2 Is the world any brighter, my brother,
More cheerful because of your song?
As you travel life’s road,
Do you lighten the load
Of burdened ones passing along? [Refrain]
3 ‘Tis the time of seed-sowing, my brother,
Tomorrow the Reaper may come.
Sow the seeds here and there,
Scatter truth everywhere,
For the day of the great Harvest Home. [Refrain]
Display Title: Is the world Any Better?First Line: Is the world any better, my brotherTune Title: [Is the world any better, my brother]Author: E. T. CorfieldDate: 1913
Display Title: Is The World Any Better?First Line: Is the world any better, my brotherTune Title: [Is the world any better, my brother]Author: Edgar T. CorfieldSource: Great Revival Hymns No. 2 by Homer A. Rodeheaver and Bentley D. Ackley (Chicago: Rodeheaver Company, 1913)