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Text:Work On
Author:C. H. G.
Tune:[O work and wait a little while]
Composer:Chas. H. Gabriel

37. Work On

1 O work and wait a little while,
The harvest time is near;
Look up! the sky is bright above,
Tho’ all around be drear.

Refrain:
Work and wait a little while,
The harvest time is near,
The sky is bright above
Tho’ all around be drear.

2 The deaf shall hear, the blind shall see
And darkness flee away;
Be patient yet a little while
For dawns the golden day. [Refrain]

3 Work on, the bending harvest glows
And darkness soon will come;
Be faithful, and you shall rejoice
To sing the “Harvest Home.” [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: O work and wait a little while
Title: Work On
Author: C. H. G.
Refrain First Line: Work and wait a little while
Publication Date: 1889
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [O work and wait a little while]
Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
Notes: Public Domain.



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