When you see the morn­ing light in yon­der east­ern sky,
You must then re­mem­ber God is ev­er reign­ing on high,
And the light of day is giv’n that you His work may do,
Out in His vine­yard where work­ers are bu­sy,
The morn­ing calls to you.

Refrain

Always re­mem­ber God has work for you;
Grace He will give for the work that you must do;
O what an hon­or, called to work for God,
Doing just the work once done by Christ your Lord.

When the blaz­ing noon­day sun makes ev­ery task seem hard,
Be an ear­nest, faith­ful soul, keep work­ing for your Lord,
Fearing nei­ther heat nor cold, when by God’s Spir­it led,
Always un­daunt­ed, for love of your Mas­ter,
Keep forg­ing right ahead.

Refrain

When the day is ov­er, and the sun sets in the west,
When you take a lit­tle while in so­li­tude to rest,
Ne’er for­get that you be­long to God, asleep, awake,
Working or rest­ing, what­ev­er you do,
Must be done for Je­sus’ sake.

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