Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, Songs of the Bi­ble, ed­it­ed by Alon­zo Ab­bey & Will­iam A. Og­den (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Per­kin­pine & Hig­gins, 1873), pag­es 118–19.

Music: Alon­zo J. Ab­bey (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

O ne­ver be weary, with vi­gor pur­sue
The work which the Mas­ter has left us to do.
If, pa­tient­ly toil­ing,
We trust in the Lord,
The har­vest will bring us
A bless­èd reward.

Refrain

We shall reap if we faint not, reap by and by,
Treasures im­mor­tal that ne­ver de­cay,
Crowns of re­joic­ing that fade not away,
We shall reap if we faint not, reap by and by.

O ne­ver be wea­ry, but work with a will,
Our Fa­ther will sure­ly His pro­mise ful­fill.
From seeds we have scat­tered
In sor­row and tears,
We’ll ga­ther bright sheaves when
The har­vest ap­pears.

Refrain

O ne­ver be wea­ry, thro’ tri­al and care,
Be faith­ful to du­ty and ear­nest in pray­er.
No la­bor for Je­sus
Was ev­er in vain,
Go work in His vine­yard,
And wait for the rain.

Refrain

Remember His mer­cy, re­mem­ber His love,
Who came, our Re­deem­er, from glo­ry above.
Then ne­ver be wea­ry,
But joy­ful­ly pur­sue
The work which the Mas­ter
Has left us to do.

Refrain