Go, labour on ; spend and be spent â Thy joy to do the Father's will : It is the way the Master went ; Should not the servant tread it still ?
2. Go, labour on ; 'tis not for naught ; Thine earthly loss is heavenly gain : Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not; The Master praises â what are men ?
3. Go, labour on ; enough while here, If He shall praise thee â if He deign Thy willing heart to mark and cheer : No toil for Him shall be in vain.
4. Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice ! For toil â comes rest, for exile â home ;
Soon shait thou hear the Bridegroom's voice, The midnight peal : " Behold, I come ! "