Laborers of Christ, arise

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1 Laborers of Christ, arise,
And gird you for the toil;
The dew of promise from the skies
Already cheers the soil.

2 Go where the sick recline,
Where mourning hearts deplore;
And where the sons of sorrow pine,
Dispense your hallowed lore.

3 By faith, which looks above,
With pray’r, your constant guest,
And wrap the Saviour’s changeless love
A mantle round your breast.

4 So shall you share the wealth
That earth may ne’er despoil,
And the blest gospel’s saving health
Repay your arduous toil.

Source: Gospel Hymns No. 5 #109

Author: L. H. Sigourney

Sigourney, Lydia, née Huntley. This distinguished name stood at the head of the female poets of America a generation ago, and is still well remembered. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1791, she conducted a school in the same town from 1809 to 1814, when she removed to Hartford, where she was married to Charles Sigourney in 1819. Most of her subsequent life was spent at Hartford, and she died there, June 10, 1865. Her first publication was Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse, 1815. This was followed by 58 additional works. A thorough exploration of these, or of such of them are poetical, would be necessary to trace her hymns with accuracy. They, however, are more numerous than important. Many have been used in the older collections; some are… Go to person page >

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Bells of Heaven #d207

Bells of Heaven #d183

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Bright Gems #145

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #483

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Christian Praise #484

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Church Harmonies #764

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #230

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #230

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #a357

Devotional Melodies, Adapted to Social Worship #d52

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Free Methodist Hymnal #389

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Gipsy Smith's Mission Hymnal #CH230

Gloria in Excelsis #d355

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Good-Will Songs #51

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Gospel Hymn and Tune Book #345

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Gospel Hymns No. 5 #109

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #374

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #109

Happy Voices No. 1 #d81

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #423

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a423

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #719

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #216a

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #216b

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #578

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #578

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs #173a

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Hymns and Tunes #357

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d235

Hymns for Schools and Families #d262

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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #226

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #741

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #741

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #822

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d165

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d596

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Hymns New and Old, No. 2 #100

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Hymns New and Old, Revised #74

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Hymns of the Christian Life No. 2 #211

Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs with Responsive Readings #d191

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Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs #250

Jewel Selections #d101

Manual of Hymns #d55

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Montreat Hymns #250

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Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion #33c

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Pentecostal Hymns No. 4 #191

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Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #534

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #937

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Rescue Songs #133

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Rose of Sharon Hymns #221a

Sacred Songs and Solos #674

Salvation Melodies No. 1 #d58

Select Hymns #d250

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Select Hymns #470

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #949

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #949

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #949

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Songs for the Sanctuary #949

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Songs for the Sanctuary #949

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Songs for the Sanctuary #949

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d281

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Songs of Joy and Gladness with Supplement #289

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Songs of Pilgrimage #604

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Songs of Praise with Tunes #382

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Songs of the Church #560

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Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs #145

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Sursum Corda #660

Temple Chimes #d138

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The Baptist Harp #266

The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d277

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #695

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #242.695

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #1493

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The Baptist Hymn Book #695

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The Baptist Hymnal, for Use in the Church and Home #470

The Baptist Hymnal #470

The Baptist Hymnal. Shaped notes ed. #d321

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The Baptist Praise Book #924

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The Baptist Psalmody #651

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The Brethren Hymnal #452

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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #433

The Choralist #d187

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #426

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The Cyber Hymnal #10544

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #539

The Devotional Hymn Book #d261

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d384

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The Evangelical Hymnal #444

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The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #426

The Gospel Praise Book #d235

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The Greatest Hymns #220

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #549

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #606

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #606

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The Psalmist #737

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The Psalmist #737

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The Psalmody #697

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The Sacred Lyre #300

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