Show j EE the gospel of wor I 1 i I 1 am the spirit of labor born in travail from the womb of time earth is blest bleat in my coming V mine aline is the alio task eternal ageless and sexless I 1 minister to human needs fancies turn to facts thoughts translate into deeds under my revivifying revivify ing touch mine aline is the genesis of progress in my hands lies the destiny of the race II 11 I 1 am tho the spirit of labor tot toiling ilin I 1 waken deserts to life make the wil wilderness demeas blossom into beauty beauty through 11 my endeavor man rides upon the seas and floats among clotida clot clouds ids mine is tho the gift of sacrifice ice my reward is in work well ivell done wealth la is my creation I 1 an am the apostle of a higher civilization ill I 1 am tile spirit of labor master am 1 iwho who only seek to serve I 1 am earths sole regenerator hills do I 1 level and the vallus valleys fill I 1 sow BOW reap and garner for the feast whither I 1 am anbi unbidden den temples to kearnin learning 01 fy I 1 I 1 rear yet me and mine languish in ignorance mansions I 1 build for the mighty of earth yet lowly are arc my dwelling places IV I 1 am the spirit of labor rare fabrics I 1 weave and spin yet rude ruda garments cover my nakedness fires warm the favored ones while I 1 sit outside the glowing circle I 1 hunger in the fullness of harvests barefoot I 1 trudge lifes thorny ways but with eyes uplifted to brighter days through patient strivings shall I 1 gather tile fruits of my endeavors in gods good time my recompense shall come I 1 am sole arbiter of my destiny for mine is the spirit of labor charles payne smith |