The Hymnal ‎#366

366. Come, labor on

1 Come, labor on.
Who dares stand idle on the harvest plain
While all around him waves the golden grain?
And to each servant does the Master say,
"Go work today."

2 Come, labor on.
Claim the high calling angels cannot share—
To young and old the gospel gladness bear;
Redeem the time; its hours too swiftly fly.
The night draws nigh.

3 Come, labor on.
Away with gloomy doubts and faithless fear!
No arm so weak but may do service here:
By feeblest agents may our God fulfill
His righteous will.

4 Come, labor on.
No time for rest, till glows the western sky,
Till the long shadows o'er our pathway lie,
And a glad sound comes with the setting sun,
"Well done, well done!"

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, labor on
• Author: Jane Laurie Borthwick (1859)
• Meter: 4. 10. 10. 10. 4.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Work; The Kingdom of God on Earth: Discipleship and Service; Discipleship and Service
• Notes: Stanza 4, line 5, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: ORA LABORA
• Composer: T. Tertius Noble (1918)
• Meter: 4. 10. 10. 10. 4.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Tune used by permission of Dr. T. Tertius Noble.