1.
Now the laborer’s task is o’er;
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last.
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Father, in your gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
2.
There the tears of earth are dried;
There its hidden things are clear;
There the work of life is tried
By a juster Judge than here.
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3.
Earth to earth, and dust to dust,
Calmly now the words we say;
Left behind, we wait in trust
For the resurrection day.
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Now The Labourer’s Task Is Over Lyrics
Author: John Ellerton (1870)