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Work for the Home On High

Representative Text

1 Go work today, no longer delay,
The morning with joy is bright;
Haste, haste away, and labor today,
O see harvest fields all white.

Refrain:
Go work today, O go work today,
The moments and days go by;
Faithful and true, your labor pursue,
And work for that home on high.

2 Go work today, O do not delay,
The Savior repeats the call;
Go with a will, your mission fulfill,
O haste, there is work for all. [Refrain]

3 Go work today, the message obey,
The harvest will soon be o’er;
Moments and hours, like beautiful flowers,
Will soon pass to come no more. [Refrain]

Author: J. M. Pierce

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Text Information

First Line: Go work today, no longer delay
Title: Work for the Home On High
Author: J. M. Pierce
Meter: 9.7.9.7 D
Source: Song Crown by Austin Taylor et al. (Austin, TX: Foundation Publishing House, 1912)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Go work today, O go work today
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #8657
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