Text:Now the laborer's task is o'er
Author:Rev. John Ellerton
Tune:REQUIESCAT
Composer:Rev. John B. Dykes

440. Now the laborer's task is o'er

1 Now the laborer's task is o'er;
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

2 There the tears of earth are dried;
There its hidden things are clear;
There the work of life is tried
By a juster Judge than here.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

3 "Earth to earth, and dust to dust";
Calmly now the words we say;
Left behind, we wait in trust,
For the resurrection-day.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Now the laborer's task is o'er
Author: Rev. John Ellerton (1871)
Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7. 8. 8.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: The Life Everlasting; Eternal Life; Funeral Services (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: REQUIESCAT
Composer: Rev. John B. Dykes (1875)
Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7. 8. 8.
Key: C Major



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