Thurlow Weed - Hymn for Labor Day - текст песни (слова)

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.