Be Not Weary

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When the clouds are gathering round thee

Author: Emily C. Pearson
Tune: [When the clouds are gathering round thee]
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 When the clouds are gath’ring round thee,
Look above and trust in God;
Be not weary of thy labor,
Tread the path thy Saviour trod;
Be not weary, Be not weary,
Toil, endure, and reap reward;
Be not weary, Be not weary,
Toil, endure, and reap reward.

2 Take thy place among the workers,
In the fields of whitening grain;
Take thy place and bear thy burden,
Thou shalt bear it not in vain;
Be not weary, Be not weary,
Thou a rich reward shalt gain;
Be not weary, Be not weary,
Thou a rich reward shalt gain.

3 Call the many that surround thee,
All the needy, faint, unfed,
From the highways and the hedges,
To the Gospel Banquet spread;
Be not weary, Be not weary,
Break for them the living bread;
Be not weary, Be not weary,
Break for them the living bread.

4 Faint not, fear not; night’s dark shadows,
One by one, shall pass away;
Look! behold the dawn of morning
Breaks with bright and cheering ray;
Be not weary, Be not weary,
God will bring the promised day,
Be not weary, Be not weary,
God will bring the promised day.

Source: Joyful Lays: a new collection of songs, prepared and adapted for the Sunday School #42

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Author: Emily C. Pearson

Emily Catherine Clemons [“Clemens” or “Clemmons”] Pearson (1818-1900) Emily Catherine Clemons was an educator, author, poet, and from 1844 to 1845 a “female laborer” exhorting people to be ready for Christ’s impending return. She later continued her writing career as an abolitionist novelist and advocate for Temperance, missions, Sabbath School, and other reforms. She was noted author of numerous hymns. Michael Campbell (director of Seventh Day Adventist (NAD) archives, statistics and research) Go to person page >

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