Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship (African American Edition) ‎#49c

49c. He'll Understand and Say, "Well Done"

1. If when you give the best of your service,
Telling the world that the Savior is come;
Be not dismayed when they do not believe you;
He understands, he'll say, "Well done."

Refrain:
Oh, when I come to the end of my journey,
Weary of life and the battle is won,
Carrying the staff and the cross of redemption,
He'll understand and say, "Well done."

2. Misunderstood, the Savior of sinners,
Hung on the cross; He was God's only Son.
Oh! hear him calling his Father in Heaven,
"Let not my will, but yours be done."

3. If when this life of labor is ended,
And the reward of the race you have run;
Oh! the sweet rest that's prepared for the faithful
Will be their blest and last "Well done."

4. But if you try and fail in your trying,
Hands sore and scarred from the work you've begun,
Take up your cross and run quickly to meet him;
He'll understand, he'll say, "Well done."

Text Information

• First Line: If when you give the best of your service
• Title: He'll Understand and Say, "Well Done"
• Author: Lucie Campbell (1933)
• Refrain First Line: Oh, when I come to the end of my journey
• Meter: 10.10.10.8 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2025
• Scripture:
  Luke 19:17
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 26
• Notes: Presented at the National Baptist Convention in Memphis in 1933, printed on leaflets, and later included in Lucie E. Campbell’s Soul-Stirring Songs for All Religious Occasions (1947).

Tune Information

• Name: WELL DONE
• Composer: Lucie Campbell (1933)
• Meter: 10.10.10.8 with refrain
• Incipit: 54535 17653
• Key: D♭ Major