Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#455

455. Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I go

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.

2 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.

3 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.

4 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:

5 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I go
• Author: Charles Wesley (1749)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: Morning

Tune Information

• Name: CANONBURY
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major