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My Business Here

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1 It may be on the rugged plain
Where lurks the treacherous foe,
Or out across the rolling sea
My King will bid me go.

Refrain:
My business here is very clear
In palace or in home so drear.
I’m work to do, I’ve news to bring;
I’m here on business for my King.

2 It may be in the valley low
Or on the mountain peak,
But ev’ry where that I may go,
For Jesus I will speak. [Refrain]

3 So anywhere my lot is cast
He may depend on me,
For I’m commissioned by His word,
And faithful I will be. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Faith and Triumph 1, 2 and 3 Combined: Tryout Edition #17

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Author: F. E. Hathaway

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First Line: It may be on the rugged plain
Title: My Business Here
Author: F. E. Hathaway
Language: English
Refrain First Line: My business here is very clear
Publication Date: 1924
Copyright: Public Domain
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