Ye Shall Shine as the Stars

Ye shall shine as the stars in the fade­less for­ev­er

Who turn un­to Je­sus the per­ish­ing here

Who so kind­ly are lead­ing the lambs to the Giv­er

Where flow­eth the water so cool­ing and clear.

Then pray­er­ful­ly

care­ful­ly

go to your la­bors

And deal with them wise­ly

the souls of your care

And nev­er forget

though lof­ty or low­ly

How cost­ly a gem is the spir­it they bear.

There are souls that look yearn­ing­ly in­to your faces;

They’re catch­ing the beams of the heav­en­ly light;

They are turn­ing

but slow­ly

from sin’s des­ert plac­es

Into the beau­ti­ful path­way of right.

Oh

bet­ter by far than all world­ly be­stow­ment

The crown

with its stars

that your la­bor shall win;

Oh turn to the right the souls of the child­ren;

And stoop down to ga­ther the poor­est one in.

Old Time

with its guer­don of hon­or and trea­sure

So soon will be lost in the mea­sure­less sea;

But yon­der a crown that is starred with the glo­ry

Of souls for thy hire

will be wait­ing for thee.

Then turn not thy hand from the work that’s be­fore thee

Nor suf­fer thy heart to grow care­less and cold;

For the seed you are sow­ing with pa­tience and la­bor

Ere long will be wav­ing in har­vests of gold.

Then work with a will

for the ag­es are be­ing

Condemned in a cy­cle of mea­sure­less years;

The tread of the migh­ty One go­eth be­fore thee

Already the dawn of His bright­ness ap­pears;

Not long shall it be till the Mas­ter shall call thee

Not long till the time of thy mis­sion is o’er;

Then work while the day lasts

and ere the night sha­dow

Shall ga­ther its gloom

and ye la­bor no more.