A Guest requested the full lyrics to this song in the Have I Given Anything Today thread in the BS section. I thought I'd put them up here, too..

This is the song as recorded by the Fairfield Four

HELP FOR THE NEEDY

Have I given anything today?
Have I helped some needy soul on my way?
Just to know I've done my best
Let me go home to take my rest
Then my name, my name, my name be written there today

CHORUS:
   Today (oh, today), today (oh, today)
   Have I helped some needy soul on my way?
   Just to know I've done my best
   Let me go home to take my rest
   Then my name, my name, my name be written there today

Have I given anything today?
Have I helped some needy soul on my way?
From the storm to the sun
Have I wounded anyone?
To weep a weep a weep or worry Lord, today

The tenor sings the first verse, and the bass the second, and they alternate repeating the same verse as the spirit moves them. Harmonies are doo-doots, except for the (oh, today) responses on the chorus.

You gotta hear it to fully appreciate it... it's done a capella. The Gospel Messengers do it pretty much the same as the Fairfield Four.
With a lot of eneregy.

Jerry