Serving Jesus brings true pleasure and joy, even when life's pathway is difficult. The document expresses that serving Jesus each day pays both spiritually and emotionally, as one finds riches of mercy and happiness even when facing shadows or sorrows. The precious redeemer Jesus will repay any toils along the way. The overall message is that it pays to faithfully serve Jesus in this life.

1. IT PAYS TO
SERVE JESUS

2. The service of Jesus true pleasure affords,
In Him there is joy without an alloy,
Tis heaven to trust Him and rest on His
words;
It pays to serve Jesus each day.
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3. It pays to serve Jesus each day,
It pays ev’ry step of the way…
Tho’ the pathway to glory may
sometimes be drear,
You’ll be happy each step of the way.
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4. It pays to serve Jesus whate’er may
betide,
It pays to be true whate’er you may do;
Tis riches of mercy in Him to abide;
It pays to serve Jesus each day.
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5. It pays to serve Jesus each day,
It pays ev’ry step of the way…
Tho’ the pathway to glory may
sometimes be drear,
You’ll be happy each step of the way.
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6. The sometimes the shadows may hang
o’er the way,
And sorrows may come to beckon us
home,
Our precious Redeemer each toil will
repay;
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7. It pays to serve Jesus each day,
It pays ev’ry step of the way…
Tho’ the pathway to glory may
sometimes be drear,
You’ll be happy each step of the way.
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8. IT PAYS TO SERVE JESUS
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It pays to
serve
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