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>poem> | |||
All our work and all our being | |||
come from you, most gracious Lord. | |||
Ev'ry task which lies before us | |||
is Creator's will outpoured. | |||
Help us as we build your kingdom | |||
know we labor not in vain; | |||
give us sure and deep conviction | |||
for the tasks that you ordain. | |||
Some may nurture those who hunger, | |||
tend and heal the broken heart; | |||
set our flagging spirits dancing, | |||
spark our vision through their art. | |||
Others teach and offer counsel, | |||
bear life's burdens, ease its care; | |||
strive for justice, peace, and freedom | |||
for all people ev'rywhere. | |||
Let us labor in the knowledge | |||
that no task can be too small; | |||
that the God who stretched the heavens | |||
no less shaped the least of all. | |||
Give us strength, Lord, to accomplish | |||
what you set our hands to do, | |||
that by serving those around us, | |||
we return the gift to you. | |||
</poem> |
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- Editor: Thurlow Weed (submitted 2013-07-19). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 24 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Hymn for Labor Day
Composer: Thurlow Weed
Lyricist: Michael Morgan
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 87. 87. D
Language: English
Instruments: Organ
Published: 2013
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Original text and translations
English text
>poem> All our work and all our being come from you, most gracious Lord. Ev'ry task which lies before us is Creator's will outpoured. Help us as we build your kingdom know we labor not in vain; give us sure and deep conviction for the tasks that you ordain.
Some may nurture those who hunger, tend and heal the broken heart; set our flagging spirits dancing, spark our vision through their art. Others teach and offer counsel, bear life's burdens, ease its care; strive for justice, peace, and freedom for all people ev'rywhere.
Let us labor in the knowledge that no task can be too small; that the God who stretched the heavens no less shaped the least of all. Give us strength, Lord, to accomplish what you set our hands to do, that by serving those around us, we return the gift to you. </poem>