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Labor is King.
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Page ImageM. REBECCA DARR.
KINKEL.
Andante.
1. Forever and forever
The life threads twine and sever,
And seasons onward rolling
Are rulers' death notes tolling.
But
REFRAIN.
Time may fly, and changes ring,
Yet Labor evermore is king.
2. Its subjects are all nations,
Exempted are no stations;
The devotees of pleasure
Pay tribute in full measure
Oh,
REFRAIN.
3. In vain were eagles' pinions
To flee from its dominions;
It ev'rywhere uprises
In manifold disguises.
Oh,
REFRAIN.
4. But they who own its power
Find sweet rewards each hour;
For merciful e'er proveth
This king to him that loveth
Oh,
REFRAIN.