293 | Living Hymns#294 | 295 |
Text: | Go, Labor On |
Author: | H. Bonar |
Tune: | MISSIONARY CHANT |
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;
Thine earthly loss is heavenly gain;
Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not;
The Master praises,--what are men?
3 Go, labor on; your hands are weak;
Your knees are faint, your soul cast down;
Yet falter not; the prize you seek
Is near,--a kingdom and a crown!
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 wanderer to come in.
5 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice;
For toil comes rest, for exile home;
Soon shall thou hear the Bridegroom's voice,
The midnight peal, "Behold, I come!"
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Go, labor on; spend and be spent |
Title: | Go, Labor On |
Author: | H. Bonar |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MISSIONARY CHANT |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |