Scripture Verse

Go work to day in my vineyard. Matthew 21:28

Introduction

Words: Roll­in C. Ward, in Songs for Je­sus No. 5 (Greens­bo­ro, Geor­gia: Frank M. Gra­ham, 1914), num­ber 150.

Music: Ve­su­vi­us Roll­in C. Ward, 1914 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

I will work as I ought to work
In the vineyard from day to day;
I will pray as I ought to pray,
Ere the harvest has passed away.

Refrain

Blessèd Lord, help me thus to do,
For my strength is in Thee alone;
Help me be what I ought to be,
All my life, evermore Thine own.

I will watch as I ought to watch,
Lest I enter the paths of sin;
I will say what I ought to say
Of the witness I have within.

Refrain

I will give as I ought to give
Of my talents and earthly store;
I will live as I ought to live,
Till the journey of life is o’er.

Refrain

I will trust as I ought to trust
In the blood flowing full and free;
I will do what I ought to do
For my Savior who died for me.

Refrain