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Author: S. E. Burrow Meter: 10.10.12.10 Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: Let not thy hands be slack, live not in vain Lyrics: 1 Let not thy hands be slack, live not in vain; Out on life’s lonely track men toil in pain. Play thou a brother’s part, strength, love and hope impart; Bid thou the fainting heart look up again. 2 Let not thy hands be slack, haste to the fray! Dream not of turning back; life is not play! Gird thou thy armor on, fight till the battle’s won, Then shall thy Lord’s Well done, more than repay! 3 Let not thy hands be slack, grip thou thy sword! Why should’st thou courage lack? Think of the Lord. Did He not fight for thee? Stronger than all is He, And He thy strength will be, rest on His Word. 4 Let not thy hands be slack, fear not! be strong! Cease not to make attack on every wrong! Press on for truth and right, hold high the Gospel light, Expel the dirge of night with Heaven’s song! 5 Let not thy hands be slack, the days fly fast. Lost moments come not back from the dark past. Then be not slack of hand! Help thou the weak to stand! To God and fatherland give all thou hast! Used With Tune: ST. EDMUND Text Sources: Fellowship Hymns by Clarence Augustus Barbour (New York: 1910)

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ST. EDMUND

Appears in 239 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Sir Arthur Sullivan, 1842-1900 Incipit: 11117 25565 53332 Used With Text: Let not thy hands be slack

TREVONE

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. Lee Burrow Incipit: 11512 31655 22623 Used With Text: Let Not Thy Hands Be Slack

[Let not thy hands be slack]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. B. Herbert Used With Text: Let Not Thy Hands Be Slack

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Let Not Thy Hands Be Slack

Author: S. E. Burrow Hymnal: Songs of Service. Rev. ed. #a46 (1948) Lyrics: 1 Let not thy hands be slack, Live not in vain; Out on life's lonely track Men toil in pain. Play thou a brother's part, Strength, love and hope impart; Bid thou the fainting heart Look up again. 2 Let not thy hands be slack, Grip thou thy Sword! Why should'st thou courage lack? Think of the Lord. Did He not fight for thee? Stronger than all is He, And He thy strength will be, Rest on His Word. 3 Let not thy hands be slack, Haste to the fray! Dream not of turning back; Life is not play! Gird thou thy armor on, Fight till the battle's won, Then shall thy Lord's "Well done," More than repay! 4 Let not thy hands be slack, "Fear not! be strong!" Cease not to make attack On ev'ry wrong! Press on for Truth and Right, Hold high the Gospel Light, Expel the dirge of night With heaven's Song! 5 Let not thy hands be slack, The days fly fast. Lost moments come not back From the dark past. Then be not slack of hand! Help thou the weak to stand! To God and Fatherland Give all thou hast! Languages: English Tune Title: [Let not thy hands be slack]

Let Not Thy Hands Be Slack

Author: S. E. Burrow Hymnal: Songs of Service #46 (1918) Lyrics: 1 Let not thy hands be slack, Live not in vain; Out on life's lonely track Men toil in pain. Play thou a brother's part, Strength, love and hope impart; Bid thou the fainting heart Look up again. 2 Let not thy hands be slack, Grip thou thy Sword! Why should'st thou courage lack? Think of the Lord. Did He not fight for thee? Stronger than all is He, And He thy strength will be, Rest on His Word. 3 Let not thy hands be slack, Haste to the fray! Dream not of turning back; Life is not play! Gird thou thy armor on, Fight till the battle's won, Then shall thy Lord's "Well done," More than repay! 4 Let not thy hands be slack, "Fear not! be strong!" Cease not to make attack On ev'ry wrong! Press on for Truth and Right, Hold high the Gospel Light, Expel the dirge of night With heaven's Song! 5 Let not thy hands be slack, The days fly fast. Lost moments come not back From the dark past. Then be not slack of hand! Help thou the weak to stand! To God and Fatherland Give all thou hast! Languages: English Tune Title: [Let not thy hands be slack]

Let Not Thy Hands Be Slack

Author: S. E. Burrow Hymnal: Praise and Worship Hymns #185 (1927) Lyrics: 1 Let not thy hands be slack, Live not in vain; Out on life's lonely track Men toil in pain. Play thou a borther's part, Strength, love and hope impart; Bid thou the fainting heart Look up again. 2 Let not thy hands be slack, Haste to the fray! Dream not of turning back> Life is not play! Gird thou thy armor on, Fight till the battle's won, Then shall thy Lord's "Well done," More than repay! 3 Let not thy hands be slack, "Fear not! Be strong!" Cease not to make attack On every wrong. Press on for Truth and Right Hold high the Gospel Light Expel the dirge of night With Heaven's Song! 4 Let not thy hands be slack, The days fly fast. Lost moments come not back From the dark past. Then be not slack of hand! Help thou the weak to stand! To God and Fatherland Give all thou hast! Topics: Brotherhood; Worship; Youth Languages: English Tune Title: [Let not thy hands be slack]

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Arthur Sullivan

1842 - 1900 Person Name: Arthur Sullivan, 1842-1900 Composer of "ST. EDMUND" in Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army bandmaster and a professor of music. Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. He was elected as the first Mendelssohn scholar in 1856, when he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. However, he is best known for writing the music for lyrics by William S. Gilbert, which produced popular operettas such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), The Mikado (1884), and Yeomen of the Guard (1888). These operettas satirized the court and everyday life in Victorian times. Although he composed some anthems, in the area of church music Sullivan is best remembered for his hymn tunes, written between 1867 and 1874 and published in The Hymnary (1872) and Church Hymns (1874), both of which he edited. He contributed hymns to A Hymnal Chiefly from The Book of Praise (1867) and to the Presbyterian collection Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867). A complete collection of his hymns and arrangements was published posthumously as Hymn Tunes by Arthur Sullivan (1902). Sullivan steadfastly refused to grant permission to those who wished to make hymn tunes from the popular melodies in his operettas. Bert Polman

Anonymous

Composer of "PRESS ON" in Elmhurst Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.