====== #657 - Hold On ======
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/*-20note-*//*-hymn-*/
  *Composer:
    *++Robert S. Lowry|{{search>"Robert S. Lowry" @cobs}}++ (1826-1899), 1871
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  *++Lyrics:|\\
If your hand's on the plow, hold on, hold on;\\
Tho' the soil may be sterile and hard,\\
The plowshare will make\\
The fallow ground break,\\
And the plowman will have his reward;\\
Earth's bosom will sparkle with emerald green,\\
And its grain will be gold [?] king;\\
The reapers will come, with loud "Harvest Home",\\
And the gleaners will joyfully sing.\\
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//chorus: //\\
Hold on, hold on, my brother, hold on,\\
Hold on till the prize is won;\\
Hold on to the plow,\\
And weary not now,\\
For the work is almost done.\\
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If your heart's in the work, hold on, hold on;\\
Tho' the way should be gloomy and sad,\\
A light will appear,\\
athe pathway be clear,\\
And the heart of the worker be glad;\\
Heav'n's portals will open, and music resound,\\
And the mansions of bliss will ring,\\
With praise for the brave, who labor to save,\\
And the angels will joyfully sing.\\
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    *John P. Ellis