462 CARTER 8787 4 4 Edmund S. Carter, 1874 1. Father, hear the pray'r we offer; Not for ease that pray'r shall be, 1. We bear the strain of earth-ly care, But bear it not a - lone; bb 4 Be-side us walks our Broth-er Christ And makes our task His own. A-MEN. 2 Through din of market, whirl of wheels, And thrust of driving trade, We follow where the Master leads, 3 The common hopes that make us men Were His in Galilee; 372 The tasks He gives are those He gave 4 Our brotherhood still rests in Him, And o'er the centuries still we hear Ozora S. Davis Can come the light by which these eyes The work of truth can see. A-MEN. 2 The way is narrow, often dark, With lights and shadows strown, We wander oft, and think it Thine When walking in our own. 3 Yet pleasant is the work for Thee 4 O send us light to do Thy work, 373 More light, more wisdom give; Then shall we work Thy work indeed, While on Thine earth we live. 5 The work is Thine, not ours, O Lord; It is Thy race we run; Give light, and then shall all we do Horatius Bonar Rest be low, and rest a - bove In the man- sions of His love, When the work of life is done, When the bat- tle's fought and won. A-MEN. 2 Work ye, then, while yet 'tis day, Health, and strength, and youth are yours. 3 Working not alone for gold, Not the work that's bought and sold, Not the work that worketh strife, But the working of a life 4 Working ere the day is gone, That the Son of God most holy Had not where to lay His head. A-MEN. 2 Sons of labor, be like Jesus, Undefiled, chaste, and pure, And, though passions tempt you sorely, ye kind to one another, 3 Sons of labor, go to Jesus When you bravely bear His Cross; 375 Go to Him, who died to save you, 4 Sons of labor, live for Jesus, Be your work your worship too; Home with Jesus, home at last. S. R. Hole |