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Text:Prayer and Labor
Author:J. H. Perkins

455. Prayer and Labor

By earth hemmed in, by earth oppressed,
’Tis hard to labor,—hard to pray;
And of the week, for prayer and rest,
We’ve but one Sabbath day.

But purer spirits walk above,
Who worship alway; who are blest
With an upspringing might of love
That makes all labor, rest.

Father, while here, we would arise
In spirit to that realm; and there
Be every act a sacrifice,
And every thought a prayer!

Text Information
First Line: By earth hemmed in, by earth oppressed
Title: Prayer and Labor
Author: J. H. Perkins
Meter: P. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1866
Notes: Public Domain.
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