Hymn

I Want to Be a Worker

I. Baltzell

I want to be a worker for the Lord,

I want to love and trust his holy word,

I want to sing and pray, and be busy ev'ry day

In the vineyard of the Lord.

I will work, I will pray,

In the vineyard in the vineyard of the Lord,

I will work, I will pray,

I will labor ev'ry day

In the vineyard of the Lord.

I want to be a worker ev'ry day,

I want to lead the erring in the way

That leads to heav'n above, where all is peace and love,

In the kingdom of the Lord.

I want to be a worker strong and brave,

I want to trust in Jesus' pow'r to save,

All who will truly come, shall find a happy home,

In the kingdom of the Lord.

I want to be a worker, help me Lord,

To lead the lost and erring to thy word,

That points to joys on high, where pleasures never die,

In the kingdom of the Lord.

I Want to Be a Worker — Text from Light and Life, 1881. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/i-want-to-be-a-worker

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Who wrote I Want to Be a Worker?

The words of I Want to Be a Worker were written by I. Baltzell; the version here was published in 1881.

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