Go work today in My vineyard.
Matthew 21:28
Words: J. M. Pierce, in the Song Crown, by Austin Taylor et al. (Austin, Texas: Firm Foundation Publishing, 1912), number 81.
Music: Pristina Elbert B. Fowler (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Pierce or Fowler’s full name, or where to get good photos of them (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Go work today, no longer delay,
The morning with joy is bright;
Haste, haste away, and labor today,
O see harvest fields all white.
Refrain
Go work today, O go work today,
The moments and days go by;
Faithful and true, your labor pursue,
And work for that home on high.
Go work today, O do not delay,
The Savior repeats the call;
Go with a will, your mission fulfill,
O haste, there is work for all.
Refrain
Go work today, the message obey,
The harvest will soon be o’er;
Moments and hours, like beautiful flowers,
Will soon pass to come no more.
Refrain