Vain Were All Our Toil and Labor { Vain Were All Our Toil and Labor STOCKWELL-Darius E. Jones Vain Were All Our Toil and Labor } Vain were all our toil and labor, Did not God that labor bless; Vain, without his grace and favor, Every talent we possess. Vainer still the hope of heaven, That on human strength relies; But to him shall help be given, Who in humble faith applies. Seek we, then, the Lord's Anointed; He shall grant us peace and rest: Ne'er was suppliant disappointed, Who through Christ his prayer addressed.