Labor On

Words:
C. R. Blackall
Music:
W. H. Doane

Sheet music

  1. 1In the harvest field there is work to do,For the grain is ripe, and the reapers few;And the Master’s voice bids the workers true,Heed the call that He gives to day.Labor on! (Labor on!) labor on! (labor on!)Keep the bright reward in view;For the Master has said He will strength renew;Labor on till the close of day!
  2. 2Crown the garner well with the sheaves all bright,Let the song be glad, and the heart be light;Fill the precious hours ere the shades of nightTake the place of the gold en day.Labor on! (Labor on!) labor on! (labor on!)Keep the bright reward in view;For the Master has said He will strength renew;Labor on till the close of day!
  3. 3In the gleaner’s path may be rich reward,Tho’ the time seems long, and the labor hard;For the Master’s joy, with His chosen shared.Drives the gloom from the darkest day.Labor on! (Labor on!) labor on! (labor on!)Keep the bright reward in view;For the Master has said He will strength renew;Labor on till the close of day!
  4. 4Lo! the Harvest Home in the realms aboveShall be gained by each who has toiled and strove,When the Master’s voice, in its tones of love,Calls away to eternal day.Labor on! (Labor on!) labor on! (labor on!)Keep the bright reward in view;For the Master has said He will strength renew;Labor on till the close of day!

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1870, the words are in 79 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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