240. Go, Labor On

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;
Thy earthly loss is heavenly gain;
Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not:
The Master praises: what are men?

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 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice;
For toil comes rest, for exile home;
Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom's voice,
The midnight peal, "Behold, I come!"

Text Information
First Line: Go, labor on; spend and be spent
Title: Go, Labor On
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Scripture:
Topic: The Christian Life: Call to Discipleship; Discipleship; Invitation (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: GERMANY
Meter: LM
Key: B♭ Major
Source: William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies, 1815
Notes: Lower key (Ab), No. 308



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