English
Work for the Night Is Coming
- Tune
- WORK SONG (7,6,7,5, D)
- Composer
- Lowell Mason
- Copyright
- ✓ Public Domain Verified
Verse 1
Work, for the night is coming, Work through the morning hours; Work while the dew is sparkling, Work 'mid springing flowers; Work while the day grows brighter, Under the glowing sun; Work, for the night is coming, When man's work is done.
Verse 2
Work, for the night is coming, Work through the sunny noon; Fill brightest hours with labor, Rest comes sure and soon: Give every flying minute Something to keep in store; Work, for the night is coming, When man works no more.
Verse 3
Work, for the night is coming, Under the sunset skies; While their bright tints are glowing, Work, for daylight flies; Work, till the last beam fadeth, Fadeth to shine no more; Work, while night is dark'ning, When man's work is o'er.
Public Domain Information
- Text
- Public Domain
- Tune
- Public Domain
- Verified
- October 3, 2026
- Verification sources
- The Army and Navy Hymnal (Public Domain Archive)
Public Domain status verified for the listed text/source.
Rights & Sources
- Text Rights
- Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 138, scan page 151 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/151). Credit as printed: Anna L. Coghill, 1860. Text author: Anna Louisa Walker Coghill (1836–1907; dates from Wikidata Q3428844, linked from the Wikisource author page). Published in the United States before 1931 and the author died more than 70 years ago (1907): public domain.
- Tune Rights
- Public Domain Tune WORK SONG by Lowell Mason (1864), printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920). https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The+Army+and+Navy+Hymnal%2FHymns%2FWork+for+the+Night+Is+Coming&oldid=13800288
- Translation Rights
- Not applicable (original-language text)
- Arrangement Rights
- No BibleSlide arrangement provided
- Recording Rights
- No recording provided
- Score / sheet music Rights
- No sheet music provided