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Forward Into Service

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1 Thou dost call to ser­vice,
Jesus, we will heed;
Lead Thou, we will fol­low,
Faith be­get­ting deed.
Fill us with Thy Spir­it,
With Thy love and might,
Let our whole en­dea­vor,
Be for truth and right.

Refrain:
We are Thy dis­ci­ples,
Loyal we would be;
Keep us in our ser­vice,
Master, true to Thee.

2 Heavy hearts around us
Need our help and cheer,
Service calls are sounding—
Make us quick to hear.
Grant us clear­er vi­sion
Helpful work to see;
Readiness to an­swer,
"Here am I, send me!" [Refrain]

3 Forward in­to ser­vice
Joyously we go,
Knowing Thou will sure­ly
Needed strength be­stow;
Using ev­ery ta­lent
In Thy best em­ploy,
May we find in ser­vice,
Fullness of Thy joy. [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16331

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Author: Howard B. Grose

Born: September 5, 1851, Millerton, New York. Died: May 19, 1939, Ballston Spa, New York. Buried: Ballston Spa, New York. Grose attended the University of Chicago, Illinois, and the University of Rochester, New York (AB 1876, AM 1880). He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1883, and served at the First Baptist Church, Poughkeepsie, New York (1883-87) and the First Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1888-90). He also served as president of the University of South Dakota (1890-92), taught history at the University of Chicago (1892-96), was assistant editor of The Watchman in Boston, Massachusetts (1896-1900), and editorial secretary for the American Baptist Home Mission Society (1904-10), and edited the Missions journal for 23 yea… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Thou dost call to service
Title: Forward Into Service
Author: Howard B. Grose
Language: English
Refrain First Line: We are Thy disciples
Copyright: Public Domain
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