start of the day prayer/hymn…

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Forth in Thy name, O Lord, I go,
My dai­ly labor 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 ful­fill;
In all my works Thy pre­sence find,
And prove Thy good and per­fect will.

Preserve me from my call­ing’s snare,
And hide my sim­ple heart above,
Above the thorns of chok­ing care,
The gild­ed baits of world­ly love.

Thee may I set at my right hand,
Whose eyes mine in­most sub­stance see,
And la­bor 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.

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Above, an old Charles Wesley hymn. 

Below, found on the net edited by someone(s) to be slightly modernized, with Paul Walker strongly editing verse 3, and adding verse 7. ( Can be sung to the rollicking tune of  "What shall we do with a drunken sailor?")

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1. Forth in your name, O Lord, I go,

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my daily labor to pursue,

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determined firstly you to know

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in all I think or speak or do.

2. The task your wisdom has assigned,
   O let me cheerfully fulfill;
   in all my works your presence find,
   and prove your good and perfect will.

3. Preserve me from ignoring you

         while following good purposes.

         That I might follow good right to

         its source, and treasure all it says.

Hooray! Up she rises! x3   

Earl-i-e in the Morning

4. May you be found at my right hand;
   your eyes see truly what I do.
   I labor on at your command
   and offer all my works to you.

Hooray! Up she rises! x3   

Earl-i-e in the Morning

5. Give me to bear your easy yoke
   and ev'ry moment watch and pray
   and still to things eternal look,
   and hasten to your glorious day.

6. For you I gratefully employ
   whate’er you in grace have giv’n:
   I run my daily course with joy
   and closely walk with you to heav’n.

7. With you I'll use the open ears

          you’ve given me to listen well,

          past what is known AND what appears;

          to play my part, against all hell!

Hooray! Up she rises! x3   

Earl-i-e in the Morning

Draft Audio of above version put here when available.

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Newer (ten sylables per line) version:

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1. Out in your name, O Lord, today I go,

to do my jobs, & labor to pursue,

determined my first job is you to know

in all I (even think, or) speak, or do.

2. The task your wisdom has to me assigned,
   O let me strongly, cheerfully fulfill;
   in all my works your very presence find,
   and prove your truly good and perfect will.

3. Preserve me from my own ignoring you

while following some great, good purposes.

That I might follow all that’s good right to

its source, and then to treasure all it says.

4. May I find you right at my own right hand;
   your eyes see truly ev’ry thing I do.
   I labor on at your gracious command
   and offer all my words & works to you.

5. Give me the chance to bear your easy yoke
   and ev'ry moment learn to watch and pray
   and still through this to things eternal look,
   and thus to partner with  your glorious day.

6. For you I set myself to fully use
   ev’rything that you in grace have given:
   I run my course down here with you, and choose
   to closely share this life with you in heav’n.

7. With you I'll use the very open ears

you’ve given me to learn to listen well,

past what is known, past all that here appears;

to play my part, down here against all hell!

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Draft 2 Audio recording of last version above entuned to be sung

Draft 3 Audio recording of tune for verses 1-3 & 5-6 along with variation for verses 4 & 7.

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