Thursday, October 2, 2025

Go, Labor On

Go, labor 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, labor on; 'tis not for naught;

thine earthly loss is heav'nly gain;

men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not;

the Master praises- what are men?

Go, labor 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.

Go, labor on while it is day:

the world's dark night is hast'ning on.

Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away;

It is not thus that souls are won.

Toil on, faint not, keep watch and pray;

be wise the erring soul to win;

go forth into the world's highway,

compel the wand'rer to come in.

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."


Author: Horatius Bonar (1843)

I could not find a video of anyone singing this song with this tune. I found several videos of people singing these lyrics with other tunes. Finally I found a piano version of this tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc0dSo3Ou34


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