The Hymnbook ‎#283

283. Go, Labor On: Spend, and Be Spent

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 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.

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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Go, labor on: spend and be spent
• Title: Go, Labor On: Spend, and Be Spent
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1843)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Matthew 21:28
  ;
  John 9:5
  ;
  2 Corinthians 12:15
• Topic: Church Workers; Constancy; Discipleship; Perseverance; Purpose; Life in Christ: Discipleship and Service

Tune Information

• Name: PENTECOST
• Composer: William Boyd (c. 1864)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Music used by permission of Novello & Co., Ltd.
• Notes: Alternative tune, "Missionary Chant," Hymn 494.