Hymn
Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go
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.
The task Thy wisdom hath assigned,
O let me cheerfully fulfil,
In all my works Thy presence find,
And prove Thy acceptable will.
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.
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.
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.
Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/forth-in-thy-name-o-lord-i-go
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go?
The words of Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise and The Jubilee.
Is Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go public domain?
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What is the metre of Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go?
Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, All Things Are Thine, Inspirer and hearer of prayer and The Backslider Restored; or, Repentance and Faith in the Blood of Christ.