NCH 662 — Now the labourer's task is o'er,

NCH 662

Now the labourer's task is o'er,

Hymn Text

Verse 1

Now the labourer's task is o'er,
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last,
Father in thy gracious keeping
Leave we now thy servant sleeping.

Verse 2

There the tears of earth are dried,
There its hidden things are clear,
There thee work of life is tried
By a juster Judge than here.
Father in thy gracious keeping
Leave we now thy servant sleeping.

Verse 3

Earth to earth, and dust to dust,
Calmly now the words we say
Left behind we wait in trust,
For the resurrection day.
Father in thy gracious keeping
Leave we now thy servant sleeping.

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