GRH 468 When Christ Jesus Was on Earth

(1)
Jesus, sharing work men’s craft,
Humbly choosing thus to live,
Hallowed ev’ry useful task
His example thus to give.

(2)
Some in shops machines control,
Dual skill, as Paul of old,
While his hands met daily needs,
Faithful, he the Good News told.

(3)
Some are toiling deep in mines,
Some are fishing on the sea,
Holy is all work well done,
Labor, then, and words agree.

(4)
Farmers sow and plant and weed,
Day and night in glad accord,
Earnest labor moistens brows,
All to glorify the Lord.