Work; Rest

Pressing onward in your calling, wharsoever it be

Author: J. R. Murray
Tune: [Pressing onward in your calling]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Pressing onward in your calling
Whatsoe'er it be;
On the mountain high or the valley low,
There duty waits for thee.

2 Weary tho' you may be, brothers,
Faint not by the way;
For the rest is sweet where the blessed meet,
In homes of endless day.

3 Yes, the rest is very blessed,
If the work is done,
And the soul shall know all the warmth and glow
Of heaven, when it is won.

Source: Joyful Songs: a choice collection of new Sunday School music #41

Author: J. R. Murray

L.P.M. (1905, April 12). Obituary. New Church Messenger, p.209. Murray.--At Cincinnati, March 10, 1905, James Ramsey Murray. Funeral services in the Church of the New Jersualem, March 13th. James R. Murray was widely known in the musical world as the author of many songs and song books, and in the New Church in Chicago and Cincinnati as an affectionate, intelligent, and loyal New Churchman. He was born in Andover (Ballard Vale), Mass., March 17, 1841. In early life he developed musical talent, and composed many minor pieces for local and special occasions. Later at North Reading, Mass., he attended Dr. George F. Root's School of Music, and was associated with William Bradbury and Dr. Lowell Mason. He enlisted in the Fourteenth Regi… Go to person page >

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First Line: Pressing onward in your calling, wharsoever it be
Title: Work; Rest
Author: J. R. Murray
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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