United Praise ‎#47

47. Have I Done My Best?

1 Have I done my task for the Lord today?
Have I sowed a seed of grace?
Have I any fruits of my toil to lay
At the throne before his face?

Refrain:
If I have, then I’ve taken another step
In my heav’nly, homeward way;
But if not, I have wasted the precious hours,
I have lost a golden day.

2 Have I done my work for the Lord today?
Any single act or word?
Have I used for good, as it came my way,
What I may have seen or heard? [Refrain]

3 Have I done my best for the Lord today?
Is my heart or mind at rest?
Can I say to him as I kneel to pray,
“I have done my very best?” [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Have I done my task for the Lord today?
• Title: Have I Done My Best?
• Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson
• Refrain First Line: If I have, then I’ve taken another step
• Publication Date: 1908

Tune Information

• Name: [Have I done my task for the Lord today?]
• Composer: Ira B. Wilson