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Work for Today

Author: D. L. Bledsoe

David Letlo Bledsoe wrote and published dozens of similar hymns for use in singing schools in Georgia. He was born in North Carolina in 1860 and died in Iron City, GA in 1933. D. L. Bledsoe's granddaughter (via Facebook) Go to person page >

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First Line: O work today, 'tis God's command
Title: Work for Today
Author: D. L. Bledsoe (1923)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O reap and bind for Christ today
Copyright: Public Domain

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