Our Work and Our Wealth
Author: Lula Greene Richards
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (4)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Dutch: Ons werk en onze rijkdom
- English: Our Work and Our Wealth
- German: Wir arbeiten mit Kindern
- Swedish: Vi kallats har att vårda
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Most common tunes for “Our Work and Our Wealth”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Our Work and Our Wealth” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1905 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Primary Song Book (1905), no. 92.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Our work is with the children, They claim our special care, For them we plan and labor, With them our lives we share. We cannot, must not, shrink, But humbly act our parts; For the children’s eyes are on us, And we hold their trusting hearts.
2. Most sacred is the mission, Our God hath called us to, No work requires more patience, More perfect lives and true. But oh! we cannot fail, Amid our world of cares, For the children’s faith upholds us, And they name us in their prayers.
3. Next to the blessed parents, Who gave these children birth, We are their foremost helpers, Their truest friends on earth. We seek not worldly wealth, Our hopes are far above; We are rich in heav’nly treasures, For we have the children’s love.