The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6876

6876. To the Work

1. To the work! To the work! We are servants of God;
Let us follow the path that our master has trod;
With the balm of His counsel our strength to renew,
Let us do with our might what our hands find to do.

Refrain
Toiling on, toiling on,
Toiling on, toiling on,
Let us hope and trust,
Let us watch and pray,
And labor till the master comes.

2. To the work! To the work! Let the hungry be fed;
To the fountain of life let the weary be led;
In the cross and its banner our glory shall be,
While we herald the tidings, Salvation is free! [Refrain]

3. To the work! To the work! There is labor for all;
For the kingdom of darkness and error shall fall;
And the love of our Father exalted shall be,
In the loud swelling chorus, Salvation is free! [Refrain]

4. To the work! To the work! In the strength of the Lord,
And a robe and a crown shall our labor reward,
When the home of the faithful our dwelling shall be,
And we shout with the ransomed, Salvation is free! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: To the work! To the work! We are servants of God
• Title: To the Work
• Author: Francis Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1869)
• Refrain First Line: Toiling on, toiling on
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: I sang [this song] for the first time in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cornell at Long Branch. The servants gathered from all parts of the house while I was singing, and looked into the parlor where I was seated. When I was through one of them said: "That is the finest hymn I have heard for a long time; won't you please sing it over again?" I felt that this was a test case, and that if the hymn had such power over those servants it would be useful in reaching other people as well; so I published it in "Gospel Hymns" in 1875, where it be­came one of the best work-songs for our meet­ings that we had. Sankey, pp. 289-90

Tune Information

• Name: [To the work! To the work! We are servants of God]
• Composer: William Howard Doane (1871)
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain