Forth in Thy Name, O Lord

Forth in Thy name

O Lord

I go

My dai­ly labor to pur­sue;

Thee

on­ly Thee

re­solved to know

In all I think

or speak

or do.

The task Thy wis­dom hath as­signed

O let me cheer­ful­ly ful­fill;

In all my works Thy pre­sence find

And prove Thy good and per­fect will.

Preserve me from my call­ing’s snare

And hide my sim­ple heart above

Above the thorns of chok­ing care

The gild­ed baits of world­ly love.

Thee may I set at my right hand

Whose eyes mine in­most sub­stance see

And la­bor on at Thy com­mand

And of­fer all my works to Thee.

Give me to bear Thy ea­sy yoke

And ev­ery moment watch and pray

And still to things eter­nal look

And hast­en to Thy glo­ri­ous day.

For Thee de­light­ful­ly emp­loy

Whate’er Thy boun­te­ous grace hath giv­en;

And run my course with ev­en joy

And close­ly walk with Thee to Heav­en.