Scripture Verse

…as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. Ephesians 6:6

Introduction

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Rufus H. Cornelius (1872–1933)

Words: John­son Oat­man, Jr., in The Best Gos­pel Songs and Their Com­pos­ers (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1904), num­ber 95.

Music: Ru­fus H. Cor­ne­li­us (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Oat­man or Cor­ne­li­us,

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Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856–1922)

Lyrics

There’s a voice that calls for reap­ers,
Those who hear are sure­ly blest;
’Tis the voice of Je­sus call­ing,
Work for Him and do your best.

Refrain

Do your best each day for Je­sus,
By and by you will have rest;
But today He calls for reap­ers,
Work for Him and do your best.

Many souls now sit in dark­ness,
Many hearts are sore dis­tressed;
Bring to them a ray of sun­shine,
Work for Christ and do your best.

Refrain

Like a dove per­haps some loved one
Now has flown from the home rest;
Where per­chance some heart is break­ing,
Go today and do your best.

Refrain

When the shades of ev­en­ing gather,
God will call you home to rest;
But to­day He needs your ser­vice,
Work for Him and do your best.

Refrain