Hymns for the Living Church ‎#500

500. Go, Labor On; Spend, and Be Spent

1 Go, labor on; spend, and be spent,
Thy joy to do the Father's will:
It is the way the Master went;
Should not the servant tread it still?

2 Go, labor on; 'tis not for naught;
Thy earthly loss is heav'nly gain:
Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not;
The Master praises: what are men?

3 Go, labor on while it is day:
The world's dark night is hast'ning on;
Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away;
It is not thus that souls are won.

4 Toil on, faint not, keep watch and pray,
Be wise the erring soul to win;
Go forth into the world's highway,
Compel the wand'rer to come in.

Text Information

• First Line: Go, labor on; spend, and be spent
• Title: Go, Labor On; Spend, and Be Spent
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1843)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Luke 14:23
  ;
  John 9:4
• Topic: Soul Winning

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Thomas Williams' Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789