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Go labour on; spend and be spent,—
Thy joy to do the Father’s will:
It is the way the Master went;
Should not the servant tread it still?
Go labour on; ’tis not for naught;
Thine earthly loss is heavenly gain;
Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not:
The Master praises,—what are men?
Go, labour on; enough, while here,
If he shall praise thee, if he deign
Thy willing heart to mark and cheer:
No toil for him shall be in vain.
Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice;
For toil comes rest, for exile home;
Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom’s voice,
The midnight peal: “Behold, I come!”
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1866 | # 879 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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ROTHWELL
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8 8 8 8 8
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1754
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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| # 394 | E | | # 57 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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