Go, labor on: spend and be spent

Verse 1

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?

Verse 2

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?

Verse 3

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.

Verse 4

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.

Verse 5

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.

Verse 6

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."