Let Not Thy Hands Be Slack
- Words:
- S. E. Burrow
- Music:
- Sir Arthur S. Sullivan
Sheet music
- 1Let not thy hands be slack,Live not in vain;Out on life’s lonely trackMen toil in pain.Play thou a brother’s part,Strength, love, and hope impart;Bid thou the fainting heartLook up again.
- 2Let not thy hands be slack,Haste to the fray!Dream not of turning back:Life is not play!Gird thou thy armor on,Fight till the battle’s won,Then shall thy Lord’s “Well done”More than repay!
- 3Let not thy hands be slack,“Fear not Be strong!”Cease not to make attackOn ev’ry wrong.Press on for truth and right–Hold high the Gospel lightExpel the dirge of nightWith heaven’s song!
- 4Let not thy hands be slack,The days fly fast.Lost moments come not backFrom the dark past.Then be not slack of hand!Help thou the weak to stand!To God and Father-landGive all thou hast!Amen.
In the hymnals
- The words are in 26 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.