The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15963

15963. Laboring And Heavy Laden

1 Laboring and heavy laden,
Wanting help in time of need;
Fainting by the way from hunger,
"Bread of Life!" on Thee we feed.

2 Thirsting for the springs of waters
That, by love’s eternal law,
From the stricken rock are flowing,
"Well of Life!" from Thee we draw.

3 Driven out from happy Eden,
Far from home and shelter strayed,
Tossed with tempest, faint from sunshine,
"Tree of Life!" we seek Thy shade.

4 In the land of cloud and shadow,
Where no human eye can see,
Light to those who sit in darkness,
"Light of Life!" we walk in Thee.

5 Strangers upon earth, and pilgrims
Wearied with the world, and weak,
By life’s many ways bewildered,
"Path of Life!" for Thee we seek.

Text Information

• First Line: Laboring and heavy laden
• Title: Laboring And Heavy Laden
• Author: John S. B. Monsell (1863)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Love and Praise for the Church's Year, 1863
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: LYDIA by George C. Stebbins, O DER ALLES from "Neues geistreiches Gesangbuch," RATHBUN by Ithamar Conkey

Tune Information

• Name: BACHMUT
• Composer: Carey Boggess (1886)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain