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SDA Hymnal 357

Come, Labor On

Words: Jane Laurie BorthwickMusic: T. Tertius NobleTune: ORO LABORA7.6.7.6.D

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1Come, labor on. Who dares stand idle on the harvest plain While all around him waves the golden grain? And to each servant does the Master say, "Go work today."

2Come, labor on. Claim the high calling angels cannot share; To young and old the gospel gladness bear; Redeem the time; its hours too swiftly fly. The night draws nigh.

3Come, labor on. No time for rest, till glows the western sky, Till the long shadows o'er our pathway lie, And a glad sound comes with the setting sun, "Well done, well done!"

Meter
7.6.7.6.D
Scripture
Matthew 9:37-38; John 9:4; Matthew 25:21

The verse

Meter
38 · the hymnal prints 7.6.7.6.D
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Come, labor on. Who dares stand idle on the harvest plain While all around him waves the golden grain? And to each servant does the Master say, "Go work today."//˘˘˘///˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘///˘/38A

Verse 2

Come, labor on. Claim the high calling angels cannot share; To young and old the gospel gladness bear; Redeem the time; its hours too swiftly fly. The night draws nigh.//˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘///39A

Verse 3

Come, labor on. No time for rest, till glows the western sky, Till the long shadows o'er our pathway lie, And a glad sound comes with the setting sun, "Well done, well done!"//˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘//˘/////˘///˘˘///˘˘/˘/////39A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.