An original hymn with text by Kathryn Hales below.   Watch on YouTube: The Rescue (dedicated to the handcart pioneers)

Handcart pioneers out on the plains, pounded by winter’s early snow,

Man and animal, worn and thin, stranded with no strength to go.

Word came to the prophet; he did not delay,

Food, clothing, and wagons were sent out the next day.

“Go to the rescue, bring them all in

To the safety of Zion, your kith and your kin;

None shall be left alone on the plain,

Service is needed or your faith is in vain.”

A prophet today calls for our rescuing hand

To reach out to others, across many lands

To those pounded by trials, depression, and sin,

“Off to the rescue; bring them all in.

To the spiritually starving, bring life with true Bread,

In holy temples save both living and dead.

As the Savior has rescued each of us from the Fall,