Voices of Praise ‎#120

120. Come, labour on!

1 Come, labour on!
Who dares stand idle on the harvest plain,
While all around him waves the golden grain?
And to each servant does the master say,
"Go, work today."

2 Come, labour on!
Claim the high calling angels cannot share,
To young and old the gospel glorious bear;
Redeem the time, its hours too swiftly fly,
The night draws nigh.

3 Come, labour on!
Away with gloomy doubt and faithless fear!
No arm so weak but may do service here;
By feeblest agents can our God fulfil
His righteous will.

4 Come, labour on!
The toil is pleasant, the reward is sure,
Blessed are those who to the end endure;
How full their joy, how deep their rest shall be,
O Lord, with Thee!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, labour on!
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883
• Topic: Missions

Tune Information

• Name: POSTWICK
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: G Major