Scripture Verse

Go work today in My vineyard. Matthew 21:28

Introduction

Words: Sa­la­thi­el C. Kirk, Mus­ings Along the Way (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: A. H. Sick­ler, 1900), page 67.

Music: Würt­tem­berg at­trib­ut­ed to Jo­hann Ro­sen­müll­er (1615–1684) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Ros­en­müll­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Salathiel C. Kirk (1845–1913)

Lyrics

By the lip, the leaf, the pen,
Speed the Gos­pel tid­ings on
To the wait­ing hearts of men.
What you have to give or say,
Give it now, and say to­day.

Sow a lit­tle way­side talk;
Sow a sun­ny dai­ly walk—
God will watch and nurse the stalk.
Only do the plant­ing thou—
Do it ear­ly, do it now.

By the purse, the pray­er, the song,
Send the bless­èd Word along,
Into ev­ery land and tongue;
Whatsoe’er it be, or how,
Do it ear­ly, do it now.

True and stea­dy to the chart,
Hand in hand and heart to heart,
Let us do a he­ro’s part.
Some may sow and some may plow,
Do it ear­ly, do it now.