Forth in Thy Name, O Lord

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,
O let me
cheerfully fulfill;

in all my works
thy presence find,
and prove thy good
and perfect will.

Verse 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.

Verse 4

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.