Common Praise ‎#430

430. Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go

1 Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go,
my daily labour 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 fulfil;
in all my works thy presence find,
and prove thy good and perfect will.

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.

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

5 Give me to bear your easy yoke,
and every moment watch and pray,
and still to things eternal look,
and hasten to thy glorious day;

6 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go
• Author: Charles Wesley 1707-1788
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  2 Corinthians 4:18
  ;
  2 Peter 3:12
  ;
  3 John 1:7
  ;
  Acts 20:24
  ;
  Genesis 5:22-24
  ;
  Genesis 6:9
  ;
  Mark 4:18-19
  ;
  Matthew 11:29-30
  ;
  Matthew 26:41
  ;
  Micah 6:8
  ;
  Nehemiah 4:9
  ;
  Psalm 16:8
  ;
  Psalm 104:23
  ;
  Psalm 139:16
  ;
  Romans 12:1-2
• Topic: Epiphany III: Year C; Third Sunday Before Lent: Year B

Tune Information

• Name: SONG 34 (ANGELS' SONG)
• Composer: Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major