The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11261

11261. Lord, Give Me Light To Do Thy work

1 Lord, give me light to do Thy work,
For only, Lord, from Thee
Can come the light, by which these eyes
The way of work can see.

2 In plainest things I daily err,
When walking in the light
The wisdom of this world affords,
However fair and bright.

3 In word, and plan, and deed I err,
When busiest in Thy work;
Beneath the simplest forms of truth
The subtlest errors lurk.

4 The way is narrow, often dark,
With lights and shadows strewn;
I wander oft, and think it Thine,
When walking in my own.

5 Yet pleasant is the work for Thee,
And pleasant is the way;
But Lord, the world is dark, and I
All prone to go astray.

6 Oh, send me light to do Thy work!
More light, more wisdom give!
Then shall I work Thy work indeed,
While on Thine earth I live.

7 So shall success be mine, in spite
Of feebleness in me;
Beyond all disappointment then
And failure I shall be.

8 The work is Thine, not mine, O Lord;
It is Thy race we run;
Give light! and then shall all I do
Be well and truly done.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, give me light to do Thy work
• Title: Lord, Give Me Light To Do Thy work
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Faith and Hope (London: James Nisbet & Company, 1857)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CHANDOS by George F. Handel, DOWNS by Lowell Mason

Tune Information

• Name: LAMBETH
• Composer: Wilhelm A. F. Schulthes (1871)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain