labor spent on; spend, and be Go,

E896
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and on; the Master labor Go, servant the be is will;
It way Father’s to the not still? it the spend, joy tread went;
  Should do spent;
  Thy
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’tis earthly praises, is heav’nly not gain;
Men on: thee, not;
  The Master love thee labor loss heed for what nought;
  Thy are praise thee, men? Go,
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your not; crown. labor your hands down;
Yet faint, prize cast knees seek
  Is falter you a are kingdom near, a weak,
  Your Go, the are and souls on;
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not is away,
  It world’s cast are dark work, that hastening is is thus night sloth on;
Speed, day,
  The while labor on souls speed Go, it won. thy
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that the in gloom. wide,
  The it Men up at the cheer darkness side,
  Without thickest die wave a and lights to time’s your torch torch hope tomb;
Take
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wanderer keep erring the highway,
  Compel forth soul win;
Go to on, the the faint come watch in. not, wise into world’s Press to and pray;
  Be
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midnight cry, won;
Soon work thy rejoice;
  For comes thou in thus work the rest, hear voice,
  The Behold, come! Press I the on, Master’s shalt prize and

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