608. 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 heavenly 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 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!

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First Line: Go, labor on; spend and be spent
Author: Bonar
Meter: L. M.
Publication Date: 1873
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: The Christian Life: Consecration and Activity; Labor On!
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