Trinity Hymnal ‎#496

496. 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: 'tis not for naught;
Thine earthly loss is heav'nly gain;
Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not;
The Master praises:—what are men?

3 Go, labor on: enough while here
If he shall praise thee, if he deign
Thy willing heart to mark and cheer;
No toil for him shall be in vain.

4 Go, labor on while it is day:
The world's dark night is hast'ning on.
Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away;
It is not thus that souls are won.

5 Toil on, faint not, keep watch and pray;
Be wise the erring soul to win;
Go forth into the world's highway,
Compel the wand'rer to come in.

6 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."

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Go, labor on: spend, and be spent
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1843)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  John 9:4
  ;
  Galatians 6:9
• Topic: Christ: Bridegroom; Christ: Example of; Christian Life: Christian Service; Faithfulness; Ministry: Ordination; Witnessing

Tune Information

• Name: PENTECOST
• Composer: William Boyd (1868)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A Major