Scripture Verse

Your work of faith, and labor of love. 1 Thessalonians 1:3

Introduction

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J. Henry Showalter (1864–1947)

Words: George W. Lyon, in The Best Gos­pel Songs and Their Com­pos­ers (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1904), num­ber 96.

Music: Men­do­ci­no J. Hen­ry Sho­wal­ter (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

More and bet­ter work for Je­sus,
Is the burn­ing cry to­day;
More of con­se­crat­ed ser­vice,
More of seek­ing souls as­tray.

Refrain

Let us keep it on our ban­ners,
Write it in our hearts with care,
More and bet­ter work for Je­sus,
In each deed and song and pray­er.

More and bet­ter work for Je­sus,
More of light­en­ing oth­ers’ cares,
More of glean­ing for the Mas­ter,
More of pluck­ing out the tares.

Refrain

More and bet­ter work for Je­sus,
More of sac­ri­fice of gain;
More of bind­ing up the wound­ed,
More of balm to soothe their pain.

Refrain

More of kind­ness to the err­ing,
More of sym­pa­thy and love,
More of hum­ble Christ-like liv­ing,
Will make earth like Heav’n above.

Refrain