I am not told to labor

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I am not told to labor

Author: Albert Midlane
Published in 4 hymnals

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	Sacrifice and Splendor (An Easter Suite…

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1 I am not told to labor,
To put away my sin;
So foolish, weak, and helpless,
I never could begin;
But, blessed truth, I know it,
Tho' ruined by the fall,
Christ has my soul redeemed--
Yes, Christ has done it all!

2 I have not now to seek Him,
In love He sought for me,
When far from Him I wandered
In sin and misery;
He oped my ears, and gave me,
To listen to His call;
He sought me and He found me--
Yes, Christ has done it all!

3 And now I cannot please Him
In aught I say or do,
Unless He daily help me
His glory to pursue;
Still helpless, and still feeble,
On His strong arm I will fall,
My strength is pressing onward--
Yes, Christ must do it all!

4 And when in heaven'ly glory
My ransomed soul shall be,
From sin and all pollution,
For ever, ever free,
I'll cast my crown before Him,
And loud His grace extol--
"Thou has Thyself redeemed me;
Yes, Thou hast done it all!"

Source: Messages of Love Hymn Book: for Gospel, Sunday School, Special Services and Home Singing #22

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Author: Albert Midlane

Midlane, Albert, was born at Newport, Isle of Wight, Jan. 23, 1825, and was engaged in business in that town for many years. To his Sunday school teacher he ascribes the honour of prompting him to poetic efforts: and the same teacher did much to shape his early life. His first printed hymn, "Hark! in the presence of our God," was written in September, 1842, at Carisbrooke Castle, and printed in the Youth’s Magazine in November of the same year. Since then he has written over 300, and of these a large proportion are in common use. They appeared in magazines and small mission hymn-books, including:— (1) The Youth's Magazine; (2) The British Messenger; (3) The London Messenger; (4) Trotter's Evangelical Hymn Book, 1860; (5) The Ambassador… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I am not told to labor
Author:	Albert Midlane
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

WHITFIELD (Greek)

Said to be a "Greek Air," CALCUTTA was one of the popular national tunes used by Dublin's Thomas Moore (1779-1852) in his Sacred Songs (1816). Arthur S. Sullivan (PHH 46) adapted it for congregational singing and published it in his Church Hymns with Tunes (1874). [The tune was earlier adapted for c…

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WEBB

George J. Webb (b. Rushmore Lodge, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, 1803; d. Orange, NJ, 1887) composed WEBB (also known as MORNING LIGHT) on a voyage from England to the United States. The tune was published in The Odeon, a collection of secular music compiled by Webb and Lowell Mason (PHH 96) i…

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