CHRISTIAN LIFE >> LovING SERVICE

SDAH 582

Working, O Christ, with Thee, working with Thee,
Unworthy, sinful, weak, though we may be;
Our all to Thee we give, for Thee alone we live,
And by Thy grace achieve, working with Thee.

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1
Working, O Christ, with Thee, working with Thee,
Unworthy, sinful, weak, though we may be;
Our all to Thee we give, for Thee alone we live,
And by Thy grace achieve, working with Thee.

2
Along the city’s waste, working with Thee,
Our eager footsteps haste, like Thee to be;
The poor we gather in, the outcasts raise from sin,
And labor souls to win, working with Thee.

3
Savior, we weary not, working with Thee,
As hard as Thine our lot can never be;
Our joy and comfort this, “Thy grace sufficient is;”
This changes toil to bliss, working with Thee.

4
So let us labor on, working with Thee,
Till earth to Thee is won, from sin set free;
Till men, from shore to shore, receive Thee, and adore,
And join us evermore, working with Thee.

Hymn Info

Biblical Reference
(a) 2 Cor 6:1 (b) John 4:38 (c) 2 Cor 12:9

Author
W.A. Ogden (1841-1897)

Hymn Tune
ST. EDMUND

Metrical Number
6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.

Composer
Arthur S. Sullivan (1842-1900)

Year Composed
1872

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Song Leader’s Notes
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Work is happy if we are working with Jesus. In His presence, the worst drudgery can become loving service, a sacred offering to the One Whose unselfish sacrifice gives us eternal life. (Lesson 8, 1st Quarter 2023, Managing for the Master – Monday, “The Blessing of Work Ideally” 2/20/23)

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