Lutheran Service Book ‎#854

854. 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 has 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 my inmost substance see,
And labor on at Thy command,
And offer all my works to Thee.

4 Give me to bear Thine easy yoke,
And ev'ry 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 has giv’n,
And run my course with even joy,
And closely walk with Thee to heav’n.

Text Information

• First Line: Forth in Thy name, O Lord, I go
• Title: Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 (alt. )
• Meter: L M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 15:58
  ;
  Colossians 3:17
  ;
  John 6:27
  ;
  Matthew 11:29-30
• Topic: Close of Service
• Notes: Alternate Tune: WINCHESTER NEW (# 405)

Tune Information

• Name: LAKEWOOD
• Composer: Barry L. Bobb, b. 1951
• Meter: L M
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: © 1981, 1982 Barry L. Bobb