Author: Horatius Bonar Hymnal: Laudes Domini #470 (1890) First Line: Go, labor on, while it is day Lyrics: 1 Oh, labor on, while it is day;
The world's dark night is hastening on;
Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away!
It is not thus that souls are won.
2 Men die in darkness at your side,
Without a hope to cheer the tomb:
Take up the torch and wave it wide
The torch that lights time's thickest gloom.
3 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.
4 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! Topics: Activity and Zeal; Activity; Christians Duties; Church Work of; Love For Souls; Missions; Activity; Christians Duties; Church Work of; Love For Souls; Missions Languages: English Tune Title: DARLEY
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