Common Praise (1998) ‎#467

467. 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 Thee may I set at my right hand,
whose eyes mine inmost substance see,
and labour 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go
• Title: Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go
• Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Micah 6:1-8
  ;
  Matthew 6:24-34
  ;
  Matthew 7:12-29
  ;
  Matthew 11:16-19
  ;
  Matthew 11:25-30
  ;
  Matthew 13:44-46
  ;
  Luke 9:18-27
  ;
  Luke 12:32-40
  ;
  1 Corinthians 9:24-27
  ;
  Philippians 3:4-16
• Topic: Call and Vocation; Discipleship; Dismissal; Stewardship

Tune Information

• Name: SONG 34
• Composer (melody and bass): Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major
• Source: Harm. The English Hymnal, 1906, alt.