1 With a right good will let us do our work,
Tho’ the toil seem hard and long;
Let us stand up bravely and never shirk,
Still singing a hearty song.
Refrain:
With a right good will, with a right good will, a right good will!
2 We have each a work that none else can do,
In the busy human throng;
Let us find it out with a purpose true,
Still singing a hearty song. [Refrain]
3 There is God on high in the heav’n of light;
He will help us all life long;
We can know no fear if we do the right,
Still singing a hearty song. [Refrain]
H. Ernest Nichol (b. Hull, Yorkshire, England, 1862; d. Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England, 1926) had begun a study program in civil engineering when he decided to study music instead. In 1888 he received a bachelor's degree in music from Oxford University. Nichol wrote some 130 hymn tunes and texts, many under the pseudonym “Colin Sterne” (derived from his middle and last name); many were first sung at church school programs.
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Display Title: With a right good will, with a right good will, a right good willFirst Line: With a right good will let us do our workTune Title: GOOD WILLAuthor: Colin SterneDate: 1927
Display Title: With a right good will let us do our work, Though the toll seem hard and longFirst Line: With a right good will let us do our work, Though the toll seem hard and longAuthor: Colin SterneDate: 1935
Display Title: With a Right Good WillFirst Line: With a right good will let us do our workTune Title: GOOD WILLAuthor: Colin SterneDate: 1916Subject: Brotherhood | ; Work and Service |
Display Title: With a Right Good WillFirst Line: With a right good will let us do our workTune Title: [With a right good will let us do our work]Author: Colin SterneDate: 1935