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Author: Sallie Keep Best Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray Refrain First Line: We will work, we will wait Lyrics: 1 Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray, Till the battle here is o’er; Till we rest with Christ in His heavenly home, On that bright and shining shore. Refrain: We will work, we will wait, We will always watch and pray, We will work, we will wait, We will watch, always watch and pray. 2 Let us work and pray, care will drift away If we toil with prayerful thought, And we ne’er may know as we onward go, What a crown of joy we’ve wrought. [Refrain] 3 Let us work and pray lest the tempter come And should find an idle hand, For He ne’er will stay, but will speed away From a working, praying band. [Refrain] 4 Christ will lead us on through the valleys deep Where the gentle waters flow, Guide and keep our feet, should the way be steep He’ll be with us where we go. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray]

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[Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Tenney Incipit: 13565 35111 56533 Used With Text: We Will Work and Pray

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We Will Work and Pray

Author: Sallie Keep Best Hymnal: Sunshine No. 2 #7 (1904) First Line: Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray Refrain First Line: We will work, we will wait Lyrics: 1 Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray, Till the battle here is o’er; Till we rest with Christ in His heavenly home, On that bright and shining shore. Refrain: We will work, we will wait, We will always watch and pray, We will work, we will wait, We will watch, always watch and pray. 2 Let us work and pray, care will drift away If we toil with prayerful thought, And we ne’er may know as we onward go, What a crown of joy we’ve wrought. [Refrain] 3 Let us work and pray lest the tempter come And should find an idle hand, For He ne’er will stay, but will speed away From a working, praying band. [Refrain] 4 Christ will lead us on through the valleys deep Where the gentle waters flow, Guide and keep our feet, should the way be steep He’ll be with us where we go. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray]

We Will Work and Pray

Author: Sallie K. Best Hymnal: Gospel Carols #80 (1905) First Line: Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray Refrain First Line: We will work, we will wait Languages: English Tune Title: [Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray]

We Will Work and Pray

Author: Sallie K. Best Hymnal: Inspiring Songs No. 1 #143 (1906) First Line: Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray Refrain First Line: We will work, we will wait Topics: Prayer; Service; Work Languages: English Tune Title: [Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray]

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J. H. Tenney

1840 - 1918 Composer of "[Let us work and wait, let us watch and pray]" in Sunshine No. 2 John Harrison Tenney, 1840-1918 Born: November 22, 1840, Rowley, Massachusetts. Born just after the presidential campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," Tenney was named after American president William Henry Harrison. A deacon in the Congregational Church in Linebrook, Massachusetts, he edited or was associate editor of over 30 books, and contributed to hundreds more. His works include: American Male Choir Temperance Jewels, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1879) Bells of Victory, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1888) Gems of Gospel Song Golden Sunbeams Sharon’s Dewy Rose Songs of Faith Shining Light Songs of Joy Sparkling and Bright Spiritual Songs, Nos. 1 and 2 Sweet Fields of Eden The Beacon Light The Singing School Banner The Anthem Offering The American Anthem Book The Crown of Praise Sources-- Hall, pp. 219-22 Music-- Asilomar Bogotá Beyond the Swelling Flood Cancún Come to Jesus Ever Will I Pray Hallowed Hour of Prayer Jesus Is Passing This Way Jubilate! My Anchor Is Holding Nothing Between Onward Christian Soldiers Sabbath Bell San Francisco We’ll Never Say Goodbye Where Will You Spend Eternity? --www.hymntime.com/tch