Christian Endeavor Hymns ‎#54

54. Let us Labor and be Faithful

1 Do not let us longer tarry when there’s work that must be done,
And the Lord of the harvest calls today;
There are sheaves that must be gathered ere the setting of the sun,
And our moments, like the shadows, fly away.

Refrain:
Let us labor and be faithful all the day;
Let us labor and be earnest while we may;
For the resting time will come, and our Lord will call us home,
If we labor and are faithful while ‘tis day.

2 Let us haste with joy and gladness, while the summer days are bright,
And the reapers now are singing on the plain;
They are toiling late and early, but their willing hearts are light,
While they gather in the sheaves of golden grain. [Refrain]

3 For, behold! the time is flying, and the day will soon be o’er,
Let us labor for the Master while we may;
For the night is fast approaching when our hands can work no more,
O be ready when He calleth us away. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Do not let us longer tarry when there's work that must be done
• Title: Let us Labor and be Faithful
• Author: Grace J. Frances
• Refrain First Line: Let us labor and be faithful all the day
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Work

Tune Information

• Name: [Do not let us longer tarry when there’s work that must be done]
• Composer: Hubert P. Main