I Have Work Enough to Do

Sadly, none of the few New Year's hymns we have in the LDS hymnbook refer to God. But in keeping in relation to the season of lists and lists of resolutions, today we have Josephine Pollard's I Have Work Enough to Do. Only one reference to God and again, only one syllable, so it was changed to "Their" even though it's not really explicit who they "They" are.


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

I must speak the loving word,
Ere the sun goes down.
I must let my voice be heard,
Ere the sun goes down:
Ev’ry cry of pity heeding,
For the injured interceding,
To the light the lost ones leading,
Ere the sun goes down.

As I journey on my way,
Ere the sun goes down,
Their 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.