The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10544

10544. Laborers Of Christ, Arise

1 Laborers of Christ, arise,
And gird you for the toil;
The dew of promise from the skies
Already cheers the soil.

2 Go—where the sick recline,
Where mourning hearts deplore,
And where the sons of penury pine,
Dispense your hallowed lore.

3 Urge with a tender zeal
The erring child along
Where peaceful congregations kneel,
And pious teachers throng.

4 Be faith, which looks above,
With prayer, your constant guest;
And wrap the Savior’s changeless love
A mantle round your breast.

5 So shall you share the wealth
That earth may ne’er despoil,
And the blest Gospel’s saving health
Repay your arduous toil.

Text Information

• First Line: Laborers of Christ, arise
• Title: Laborers Of Christ, Arise
• Author: Lydia H. Sigourney
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Select Hymns by James h. Linsley and Gustavus F. Davis, 1836
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CAREY by William B. Bradbury, LABAN by Lowell Mason, OLMUTZ by Lowell Mason

Tune Information

• Name: LEIGHTON
• Composer: Henry Wellington Greatorex
• Meter: SM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain