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[There's work for the hand and there's work for the heart]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. H. Ruebush Incipit: 55333 21234 67654 Used With Text: Something to Do

Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: There’s work for the hand and there’s work for the heart Refrain First Line: There’s work for the aged and work for the young Lyrics: 1 There’s work for the hand and there’s work for the heart, Something to do, something to do; And each should be busy performing his part, There’s something for all to do. Refrain: There’s work for the aged and work for the young, There’s work for us all and excuses for none, There’s work for the feeble and work for the strong, There’s something for all to do. 2 The sick must be soothed and the hungry be fed, Something to do, something to do; The naked be clothed and the erring be led, There’s something for all to do. [Refrain] 3 The Master says “work” and has shown us the way, Something to do, something to do; He says “not tomorrow, the time is today,” There’s something for all to do. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [There's work for the hand and there's work for the heart]

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Something to Do

Hymnal: Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #130 (1894) First Line: There's work for the hand and there's work for the heart Refrain First Line: There's work for the aged and work for the young Languages: English Tune Title: [There's work for the hand and there's work for the heart]

Something to Do

Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.4 #158 (1894) First Line: There’s work for the hand and there’s work for the heart Refrain First Line: There’s work for the aged and work for the young Lyrics: 1 There’s work for the hand and there’s work for the heart, Something to do, something to do; And each should be busy performing his part, There’s something for all to do. Refrain: There’s work for the aged and work for the young, There’s work for us all and excuses for none, There’s work for the feeble and work for the strong, There’s something for all to do. 2 The sick must be soothed and the hungry be fed, Something to do, something to do; The naked be clothed and the erring be led, There’s something for all to do. [Refrain] 3 The Master says “work” and has shown us the way, Something to do, something to do; He says “not tomorrow, the time is today,” There’s something for all to do. [Refrain] Tune Title: [There's work for the hand and there's work for the heart]

Something to Do

Hymnal: Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #192 (1959) First Line: There's work for the hand and there's work for the heart Refrain First Line: There's work for the aged and work for the young Languages: English Tune Title: [There's work for the hand and there's work for the heart]

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W. H. Ruebush

1873 - 1956 Composer of "[There's work for the hand and there's work for the heart]" in Triumphant Songs No.4 William Howe Ruebush (Will H. Ruebush) 1873-1956 Born: June 4, 1873, Singers Glen, Virginia. Died: October 6, 1956, Elkton, Virginia. A vocal music teacher early in his career, Ruebush directed an army band in France in World War I. After the war, he led many civilian orchestras and bands, and taught at several schools, including the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Dayton, Virginia. He composed many marches, including The Stonewall Brigade March, Shenandoah, and the Alma Mater Song for Tulane University. Ruebush spent most of his life in Dayton, Virginia, where he became president of the Ruebush-Kieffer Publishing Company. Lyrics-- Cross Goes on Before, The He Rolls the Stone Away I Am Happy Scatter Sunshine Music-- --www.hymntime.com/tch