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Work, For The Night Is Coming

Words:
Annie L. Walker / Epigmenio Velasco
Music:
Lowell Mason

Sheet music

  1. 1Work, for the night is coming,Work thro’ the morning hours;Work while the dew is sparkling,Work ’mid springing flow’rs.Work when the day grows brighter,Work in the glowing sun; Work, for the night is coming,When man’s work is done.
  2. 2Work, for the night is coming,Work thro’ the sunny noon;Fill brightest hours with labor,Rest comes sure and soon.Give ev‘ry flying minute,Something to keep in store;Work, for the night is coming,When man works no more.
  3. 3Work for the blessed Master,Long as He lends you breath;His precious blood redeemed you,Saved your soul from death.Work, for the world is lyingUn-der the curse of sin:Work, for the Savior calls you,Other souls to win.
  4. 4Work, for the night is coming,Under the sunset skies;While their bright tints are glowing,Work, for daylight flies.Work till the last beam fadeth,Fadeth to shine no more;Work while the night is dark’ning,When man’s work is o’er.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1854, the words are in 1,344 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.

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