Words: , Way­far­ing Hymns, Orig­in­al and Trans­lat­ed, 1869.

Music: .

One day, while the child­ren in a Miss­ion Cha­pel were sing­ing “One more day’s work for Je­sus,” a wo­man pass­ing by stopped out­side to lis­ten. She went home with these words fixed in her mind. The next day, as she was bend­ing over the wash­tub, the words of the hymn came to her again and aroused the ques­tion, “Have I ev­er done one day’s work for Je­sus in all my life?” That marked the turn­ing point. There and then she be­gan to work for Christ. She washed the clothes for Je­sus, cleaned the house for Je­sus, ad­min­is­tered the needs of her fam­i­ly for Je­sus. A new light came in­to her life; and at the close of that day she could sing with a dif­fe­rent feel­ing and new en­thu­si­asm: “One more day’s work for Je­sus; How sweet the work has been.”

One more day’s work for Jesus,
One less of life for me!
But Heav’n is nearer, and Christ is clearer
Than yesterday, to me.
His love and light fill all my soul tonight.

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One more day’s work for Jesus,
One more day’s work for Jesus,
One more day’s work for Jesus,
One less of life for me!

One more day’s work for Jesus!
How sweet the work has been,
To tell the story, to show the glory,
Where Christ’s flock enters in!
How it did shine in this poor heart of mine.

Refrain

One more day’s work for Jesus!
O yes, a weary day;
But Heav’n shines clearer, and rest comes nearer,
At each step of the way;
And Christ in all, before His face I fall.

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O blessèd work for Jesus!
O rest at Jesus’ feet!
There toil seems pleasure, my wants are treasure,
And pain for Him is sweet.
Lord, if I may, I’ll serve another day!

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