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Working, Watching, Praying
Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Appears in 35 hymnals First Line: Go forth! Go forth for Jesus now Refrain First Line: Go forth to work, to watch and pray Topics: Service; Watchfulness Used With Tune: [Go forth! Go forth for Jesus now]
Working, Watching, Praying
[Go forth! Go forth for Jesus now]
Appears in 32 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Powell G. Fithian Incipit: 53321 65653 52653 Used With Text: Go forth to work, to watch andpray!
[Go forth! Go forth for Jesus now]
Working, Watching, Praying
Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #4 (1904) First Line: Go forth! Go forth for Jesus now Refrain First Line: Go forth to work, to watch and pray! Lyrics: 1 Go forth! Go forth for Jesus now,
Be working! Be watching!
The Lord himself will teach you how
To watch and pray.
'Tis not for thee thy field to choose,
No work he gives must thou refuse,
Be working! Be watching! Be praying!
Chorus:
Go forth to work, to watch and pray!
'Tis Jesus who calls thee;
The harvest waits for thee today,
Go bring sheaves for God.
2 Go forth! Go forth to all the world!
O stay not! Delay not,
But let love's banner be unfurled,
And grace be told.
O let redeeming love be sung,
A song of joy on ev'ry tongue!
Be working! Be watching! Be praying! [Chorus]
3 Go forth! Let heart and hand be strong!
Be working! Be watching!
O stay the mighty pow'r of wrong
Where'er ye may.
Equipped with love and strength divine,
The victory is surely thine,
Be working! Be watching! Be praying! {Chorus] Tune Title: [Go forth! Go forth for Jesus now]
Working, Watching, Praying
Go forth to work, to watch andpray!
Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: Revival Hymns #138 (1905) First Line: Go forth, go forth for Jesus now! Lyrics: 1 Go forth, Go forth for Jesus now,
Be working! Be watching!
The Lord Himself will teach you how
To watch and pray.
‘Tis not for thee thy field to choose,
No work He gives must thou refuse,
Be working! Be watching! Be praying!
Refrain:
Go forth to work, to watch, to pray!
‘Tis Jesus who call thee,
The harvest waits for thee today,
Go bring in sheaves for God!
2 Go forth, Go forth to all the world!
Oh, stay not! Delay not,
But let Love’s banner be unfurl’d,
And grace be told;
O let redeeming love be sung,
A song of joy on ev’ry tongue!
Be working! Be watching! Be praying! [Refrain]
3 Go forth, Let heart and hand be strong!
Be working! Be watching!
O stay the mighty pow’r of wrong
Where’er ye may!
Equipped with love and strength divine,
The victory is surely thine,
Be working! Be watching! Be praying! [Refrain] Tune Title: [Go forth! Go forth for Jesus now]
Go forth to work, to watch andpray!
Working, Watching, Praying
Author: Carrie Elizabeth Ellis Breck Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10093 First Line: Go forth! go forth for Jesus now Refrain First Line: Go forth to work—to watch and pray! Lyrics: 1 Go forth! go forth for Jesus now—
Be working! be watching!
The Lord Himself will teach you how
To watch and pray.
’Tis not for thee thy field to choose—
No work He gives must thou refuse—
Be working! be watching! be praying!
Refrain:
Go forth to work—to watch and pray!
’Tis Jesus who calls thee—
The harvest waits for thee today—
Go bring some sheaves for God.
2 Go forth! go forth to all the world!
Oh, stay not! delay not—
But let Love’s banner be unfurled,
And grace be told.
Oh, let redeeming love be sung—
A song of joy on every tongue!
Be working! be watching! be praying! [Refrain]
3 Go forth! let heart and hand be strong!
Be working! be watching!
Oh, stay the mighty power of wrong
Where’er ye may.
Equipped with love and strength divine,
The victory is surely thine—
Be working! be watching! be praying! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Go forth! go forth for Jesus now]
Working, Watching, Praying
Carrie Ellis Breck
1855 - 1934 Person Name: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Author of "Working, Watching, Praying" in The Voice of Praise Carrie Ellis Breck was born 22 January 1855 in Vermont and raised in a Christian home. She later moved to Vineland, New Jersy, and then to Portland, Oregon. She wrote verse and prose for religious and household publications, In 1884 she married Frank A. Breck. She has written between fourteen and fifteen hundred hymns.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
See also Mrs. Frank A. Breck.
Carrie Ellis Breck
Mrs. Frank A. Breck
Author of "Working, Watching, Praying" in Inspiring Hymns See Breck, Carrie Ellis, 1855-1934
Mrs. Frank A. Breck
Powell G. Fithian
b. 1861 Composer of "[Go forth! Go forth for Jesus now] " in Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings Born: April 30, 1861, Greenwich Township (now Gibbstown), New Jersey.
Fithian was music director for the public schools in Camden, New Jersey. He and his wife Julia were both listed in the 1910 and 1920 census, but his wife appears alone in the 1930 census. Powell’s works include:
Songs of the Mercy Seat, with George Hugg (Methodist Episcopal Book Room, 1899)
Songs for Work and Worship, with Howard Entwisle & Adam Geibel (Dayton, Ohio: Lorenz & Company, 1900)
Exalted Praise, with Howard Entwisle (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: MacCalla & Company, 1901)
Heavenly Sunlight, with Howard Entwisle & Adam Geibel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: MacCalla & Company, 1902)
The Fithian Music Primer (New York: American Book Company, 1915)
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Powell G. Fithian
