The document is a song about dedicating one's life to missionary work. It describes a young girl crying alone in a distant land with no family, and a mother grieving for her starving child who has no shelter or food for their empty souls. The singer offers to go dry the young girl's tears, give the gospel to the suffering, and do God's will no matter the cost. They beg God to "bury my heart on the mission field" so they can help those who are lost and crying out in the night before more die without knowing the way.