A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#455

455. Prayer and Labor

By earth hemmed in, by earth oppressed,
’Tis hard to labor,—hard to pray;
And of the week, for prayer and rest,
We’ve but one Sabbath day.

But purer spirits walk above,
Who worship alway; who are blest
With an upspringing might of love
That makes all labor, rest.

Father, while here, we would arise
In spirit to that realm; and there
Be every act a sacrifice,
And every thought a prayer!

Text Information

• First Line: By earth hemmed in, by earth oppressed
• Title: Prayer and Labor
• Author: J. H. Perkins
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866

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