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About this Hymn
This powerful hymn invites us to dedicate our daily work to God, infusing even the most common activity with divine purpose. As we sing or reflect on this hymn, it becomes a prayer, asking for God's guidance in all we think, speak, and do throughout the day. The line "thee, only thee, resolved to know, in all I think or speak or do" helps us align our goals, prayers, and even fears with his will. Wesley beautifully elevates the concept of work, reminding us that every task, no matter how small, is an opportunity to serve God with a willing heart, offering our daily lives as a blessing to him.
Lyrics
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.
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.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Charles Wesley, 1749, alt.
Music: Orlando Gibbons, 1623; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906, alt.
Music: Orlando Gibbons, 1623; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906, alt.