Scripture Verse

Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9

Introduction

Words: Ad­die L. Wy­man, in The Gos­pel Sing­er, ed­it­ed by Phil­ip Phil­lips (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Lee & Walk­er, 1874), page 79, alt.

Music: Si­las J. Vail (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Wy­man or Vail (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

There is ne­ver a way so nar­row or short,
But the Mas­ter’s work is there;
There is some­thing to do for His dear sake,
Or some­thing to calm­ly bear.

Refrain

There is ne­ver a day, there is ne­ver a place,
But the Mas­ter’s work is there;
There is some­thing to do for His dear sake,
Or some­thing to calm­ly bear.

There are tri­als to meet with Chris­tian faith,
And du­ties with Chris­tian grace;
And there’s Chris­tian sweet­ness to ev­ery one,
To be giv­en in ev­ery place.

Refrain

Their work­ing days are ne­ver so hard
Who find in Christ a stay;
And days of dark­ness are days of light
When Je­sus leads the way.

Refrain

There are flow­ers down in the val­ley low,
And ov­er the mount­ain side,
Which ne­ver were praised by a hu­man voice
Nor by hu­man eyes des­cried.

Refrain

Yet as sweet as the breath of the roy­al rose,
Is the per­fume they ex­hale;
And why and where those flow­ers bloom,
The good Lord know­eth well.

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