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Iwe Orin Mimo

Hymn 518

Now the laborer’s task is o’er;

Lala alagbṣe tan

English Yorùbá
Meter 7.7.7.7.8.8 Isinku
  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.
    Father, in Thy 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.
    Father, in Thy, &c

  3. There the Shepherd, bringing home
    Many a lamb forlorn and strayed,
    Shelters each, no more to roam,
    Where the wolf can ne’er invade.
    Father, in Thy, &c

  4. There the sinful souls, that turn
    To the cross their dying eyes,
    All the love of Christ shall learn
    At His feet in Paradise.
    Father, in Thy, &c

  5. There no more the powers of hell
    Can prevail to mar their peace;
    Christ the Lord shall guard them well,
    He Who died for their release.
    Father, in Thy, &c

  6. “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 &c. Amen.