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CH1941, Hymn #441
Go, Labor on
Church Hymnal, #441
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Found in | Church Hymnal (1941) |
Hymn Number | 441 |
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441: Go, Labor on
Verse 1
Go, labor on, while yet 'tis day;
The world's dark night is hastening on;
Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away!
It is not thus that souls are won.
Verse 2
Men die in darkness at your side
Without a hope to cheer the tomb;
Take up the torch and wave it wide—
The torch that lights time's thickest gloom.
Verse 3
Toil on, faint not, keep watch, and pray!
Be wise the erring soul to win,
Go forth into the world's highway,
Compel the wanderer to come in.
Verse 4
Go, labor on; your hands are weak,
Your knees are faint, your soul cast down;
Yet falter not; the prize you seek
Is near—a kingdom and a crown!