Work and Wait
O Christian, idle all the day!
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O Christian, idle all the day!'Tis not enough to wait and pray;The time is short, the labor great,O work for Jesus while you wait.
Chorus.
Work and wait, work and wait,Eternity of rest is near.The time is short, the labor great,O work and wait till Christ appear,O, work and wait till Christ appear.
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O, stand not idly waiting byWhen sounds abroad the harvest cry!Go forth into the ripened fieldAnd there for God the sickle wield.
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O, work in earnest for the LordAnd trust him for the great reward;'Tis he who labors wins the prize,No idler ever gains the skies.
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Then to thy task! no more delay!Lest others bear thy sheaves away;Lest some one wear eternallyThe crown of life that was for thee.