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1 Go, labor on; spend and be spent,
Thy joy to do the Father’s will:
It is the way the Master went;
Should not the servant tread it still?
2 Go, labor on; ’tis not for naught;
Thine earthly loss is heavenly gain;
Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not;
The Master praises-- what are men?
3 Go, labor on; enough, while here,
If He shall praise thee, if He deign
The willing heart to mark and cheer:
No toil for Him shall be in vain.
4 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice;
For toil comes rest, for exile home;
Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom’s voice,
The midnight peal: "Behold, I come!"
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Go, labor on; spend and be spent |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1880 |
| Topic: | Christian Life and Hope; The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Hope |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain. Author from Index: H. Bonar |
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