Hymn
Go, labor on: spend and be spent
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.
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!
Amen.
Go, labor on: spend and be spent — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/go-labor-on-spend-and-be-spent
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Go, labor on: spend and be spent?
The words of Go, labor on: spend and be spent were written by Horatius Bonar; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 19 more hymns by Horatius Bonar, including When the Weary, Seeking Rest and I Lay My Sins on Jesus.
Is Go, labor on: spend and be spent public domain?
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What is the metre of Go, labor on: spend and be spent?
Go, labor on: spend and be spent is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, At Dismission, Life, the Day of Grace and The Enjoyment of Heaven.