The Service of Praise ‎#57

57. Look Up! Go Forth!

1 Look up! Look up! The Master calls,
Come, join the happy reapers;
Awake! The call to labor falls
Upon the list’ning ear.
O haste, the grain is rip’ning fast,
The sun is brightly shining,
Go lend a hand while daylight lasts,
Thy work do not delay.

Refrain:
Forth to thy labor,
Cease thy repining,
O hear the call to one and all,
To work ere daylight fades;
Forth to thy labor,
Cease thy repining,
O hear the call to one and all,
To work ere daylight fades.

2 Look up! Look up! The daylight breaks
Upon the stars of morning;
The reaper at the dawn awakes,
With songs the day to greet.
Go forth! Ye men, with willing hands,
Some little work be doing,
Go forth! In love the Lord commands,
Your work for Christ renew. [Refrain]

3 Look up! O lift thy fallen brow,
And cease thy dull repining;
The past is gone, thy time is now:—
To work with happy steps!
Tho’ great thy sins of days gone by,
They’re all by Christ forgiven,
So work with joy, no longer sigh,
The Master calls to you. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Look up! Look up! The Master calls
• Title: Look Up! Go Forth!
• Author: Irvin H. Mack
• Refrain First Line: Forth to thy labor
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1900

Tune Information

• Name: [Look up! Look up! The Master calls]
• Composer: J. Lincoln Hall