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Labor's Strong And Merry Children

Labor’s strong and merry children

Author: Barry Cornwall
Tune: BALLWIN
Published in 2 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Labor’s strong and merry children
Comrades of the rising sun;
Let us sing some songs together,
Now our toil is done.

2 No desponding, no repining,
Leisure must by toil be sought;
Never yet was good accomplished
Without toil or thought.

3 Even God’s all holy labor
Framed the sky, the stars, the sun,
Built our earth on deep foundations,
And the world was won.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #10932

Author: Barry Cornwall

Also known as Bryan W. Procter. Used pseudonym Barry Cornwall Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Labor’s strong and merry children
Title: Labor's Strong And Merry Children
Author: Barry Cornwall
Meter: 8.7.8.5
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #10932
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #10932

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