1 I have work enough to do
Ere the sun goes down,
For my­self and kin­dred, too,
Ere the sun goes down.
Every id­le whis­per still­ing,
With a pur­pose firm and will­ing,
All my dai­ly tasks ful­fill­ing,
Ere the sun goes down.

Refrain:
Ere the sun goes down,
Ere the sun goes down,
I must do my dai­ly du­ty,
Ere the sun goes down.

2 I must speak the lov­ing word,
Ere the sun goes down;
I must let my voice be heard
Ere the sun goes down;
Every cry of pi­ty heed­ing,
For the in­jured in­ter­ced­ing,
To the light the lost ones lead­ing,
Ere the sun goes down. [Refrain]

3 As I jour­ney on my way,
Ere the sun goes down,
God’s co­mmands I must ob­ey,
Ere the sun goes down.
There are sins that need con­fess­ing,
There are wrongs that need re­dress­ing,
If I would ob­tain the bless­ing,
Ere the sun goes down.[Refrain]