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Author: Emma M. Johnston Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Oh, think of the work to be done Refrain First Line: Then think of the work to be done Used With Tune: [Oh, think of the work to be done]

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[Oh, think of the work to be done]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 53333 21553 33321 Used With Text: Think of the Work to be Done

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Think of the Work to be Done

Author: Emma M. Johnston Hymnal: Showers of Blessing #60 (1888) First Line: Oh, think of the work to be done Refrain First Line: Then think of the work to be done Lyrics: 1 Oh, think of the work to be done From dawn to the setting sun; While we loiter and stand, all over the land, Oh, think of the work to be done! There are sinners to point to the Saviour, The homeless to tell of a home, And a way on the wild, barren mountain Are helpless and weak ones who roam. Refrain: Then think of the work to be done From dawn to the setting sun; Do not loiter and stand while over the land The Master has work to be done. 2 Oh, think of the work to be done From dawn to the setting sun; Can we loiter and stand while over the land We know there is work to be done? There are foes in the field right before us, And Satan is leading them on, But if we are faithful and earnest, The conflict shall surely be won. [Refrain] 3 Oh, think of the time as it flies, From dawn to the setting of sun, Of the gifts we might use, the gifts we abuse,— Oh, think of the time as it flies! For the moments return to us never, The gifts will be taken away, And the talents rolled up in a napkin Will crumble and fall to decay. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Oh, think of the work to be done]

Think of the Work to be Done

Author: Emma M. Johnston Hymnal: Sacred Trio #375 (1889) First Line: Oh, think of the work to be done Refrain First Line: Then think of the work to be done Tune Title: [Oh, think of the work to be done]

Oh, think of the work to be done

Author: Emma M. Johnston Hymnal: The Sacred Trio #375 (1892) Topics: Zeal

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Oh, think of the work to be done]" in Showers of Blessing William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

Emma M. Johnston

1835 - 1904 Author of "Think of the Work to be Done" in Showers of Blessing Born: October 18, 1835, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: February 15, 1904, Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Daughter of Robert Elliott Johnston and Grace Acheson Johnston, Emma was baptized at the Salem Methodist Episcopal Church. She attended different churches in Philadelphia, including Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church, where composer William Kirkpatrick also worshipped. She worked as a school teacher, and McElroy’s 1873 Directory of Philadelphia listed her as an authoress. After her elder sister, Esther Elliott Johnston Boyd, was widowed, the two sisters moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey, and later to Ocean Grove, New Jersey, where they shared a house. © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)