7505. Work Is Sweet, for God Has Blest

1. Work is sweet, for God has blest
Honest work with quiet rest,
Rest below and rest above
In the mansions of His love,
When the work of life is done,
When the battle’s fought and won.

2. Work ye, then, while yet ’tis day,
Work ye Christians, while ye may,
Work for all that’s great and good,
Working for your daily food.
Working whilst the golden hours,
Health, and strength, and youth are yours.

3. Working not alone for gold,
Not the work that’s bought and sold,
Not the work that worketh strife,
But the working of a life
Careless both of good or ill,
If ye can but do His will.

4. Working ere the day is gone,
Working till your work is done,
Not as traffickers at marts,
But as fitteth honest hearts,
Working till your spirits rest
With the spirits of the blest.

Text Information
First Line: Work is sweet, for God has blest
Title: Work Is Sweet, for God Has Blest
Author: Godfrey Thring (1863)
Meter: 77.77.77
Language: English
Source: First published his Hymns Congregational and Others, 1866
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: VOLLER WUNDER
Composer: Johann Georg Ebeling (1666)
Meter: 77.77.77
Incipit: 15611 71712 56651
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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