Scripture Verse

Go work today in my vineyard. Matthew 21:28

Introduction

Words: Fro­nie B. Tur­ner, in Sun­ny Side Songs for Sun­day Schools, ed­it­ed by Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (New York: Big­low & Main, 1883).

Music: Gi­bral­tar Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

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William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

In the hush of early morning,
When the breeze is whispering low,
There’s a voice that gently calls me,
And its accents well I know;
Here I am, O Sav­ior, waiting,
For Thy will alone is mine;
This is all my crown and glo­ry:
I am Thine, and only Thine.

When the noontide falls upon me,
With its fervid lightening ray,
There’s a voice divinely earnest,
Bids me work while it is day;
Open, Sav­ior, now before me
All Thy will for me to do;
Only help me, watching, working,
Still to keep my Lord in view.

As the dewy shades steal downward
O’er the earth at evening mild,
There’s a voice I love that whispers,
After labor, rest, My child.
O my Sav­ior, loving, tender,
Help me to account it blest
Thus to work within Thy vineyard,
Till Thou callest me to rest.