Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go

Words: Charles Wesley · Music: The English Hymnal, 1906, Orlando Gibbons · 1749

Verse 1
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.

Verse 2
The task thy wisdom hath assigned,
oh, let me cheerfully fulfill;
in all my works thy presence find,
and prove thy good and perfect will.

Verse 3
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.

Verse 4
Thee may I set at my right hand,
whose eyes my inmost substance see,
and labor on at thy command,
and offer all my works to thee.

Verse 5
Give me to bear thy easy yoke,
and ev'ry moment watch and pray,
and still to things eternal look,
and hasten to thy glorious day.

Verse 6
For thee delightfully employ
whate'er thy bounteous grace hath giv'n,
and run my course with even joy,
and closely walk with thee to heav'n.

Words: Charles Wesley, 1749, alt. | Music: Orlando Gibbons, 1623; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906, alt.

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