The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#516

516. Laboring and heavy laden

1 Laboring and heavy laden,
Wanting help in time of need,
Fainting by the way from hunger,
"Bread of life!" on Thee we feed.

2 Thirsting for the springs of waters
That, by love's eternal law,
From the stricken rock are flowing,
"Well of life!" from Thee we draw.

3 In the land of cloud and shadow,
Where no human eye can see,
Light to those who sit in darkness,
"Light of life!" we walk in Thee.

4 Thou the grace of life supplying,
Thou the crown of life wilt give;
Dead to sin, and daily dying,
"Life of life!" in Thee we live.

Text Information

• First Line: Laboring and heavy laden
• Author: J.S.B. Monsell (1863)
• Meter: 8, 7. 4L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity; Afflcition; Cross and Comfort

Tune Information

• Name: [Laboring and heavy laden]
• Meter: 8, 7. 4L.
• Key: G Major
• Source: "Psalmodia Sacra," Gotha, 1715