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The Lord's Vineyard

Representative Text

1 Go work today in the vineyard of the Lord,
Work, work today, work, work today;
To those who toil he has promised a reward.
Work, work today, work today;
For a crown of life you may win and wear,
In your father’s house there are mansions fair.

Refrain:
Go work today, Go work today,
Go work today, Go work today.

2 Go seek the lost who have wandered from the fold,
Work, work today, work, work today;
In guilt and sin they perhaps are growing old,
Work, work today, work today;
For a word may fall or a tear may start,
That will find its way to some grateful heart. [Refrain]

3 Glad news, glad news to a lowly one proclaim,
Work, work today, work, work today;
Good will to man, through a dying Saviour’s name,
Work, work today, work today;
O, the time is short, it will soon be o’er,
And the night will come ye can work no more. [Refrain]

Source: The Bright Array #92

Author: Fanny J. Crosby

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Text Information

First Line: Go work today in the vineyard of the Lord
Title: The Lord's Vineyard
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Go work today, go work today
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

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Compilation of Hymns for the Use of the Churches of the Christian Union #d209

Golden Censer #d20

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The Bright Array #92

The Clariona #d56

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The Gospel Trumpet #4

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The New Golden Censer #55

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