Komm', arbeite heute

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Komm, arbeit' heut', was stehst du müssig an dem Markt der Welt?

Author: Jane Borthwick; Translator: Wilhelm Mittendorf
Tune: [Come, labor on] (Lorenz)
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Jane Borthwick

Miss Jane Borthwick, the translator of this hymn and many others, is of Scottish family. Her sister (Mrs. Eric Findlater) and herself edited "Hymns from the Land of Luther" (1854). She also wrote "Thoughts for Thoughtful Hours (1859), and has contributed numerous poetical pieces to the "Family Treasury," under the signature "H.L.L." --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

Translator: Wilhelm Mittendorf

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First Line:	Komm, arbeit' heut', was stehst du müssig an dem Markt der Welt?
Title:	Komm', arbeite heute
English Title:	Come, labor on, Who dares stand idle
Translator:	Wilhelm Mittendorf
Author:	Jane Borthwick
Language:	German
Refrain First Line:	Geh' heut', ja heut'
Copyright:	Public Domain