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Heav'nly Father, we are gathered;

Here are many joined as one.

Bowed in prayer we bend before You,

Asking that Your will be done.

Heart and hands and feet and voices

Pledge we now to serve Your Son..

2

Life and peace He came to give us

In His blood shed on the tree;

Died our death and rose victorious

That we might from sin be free.

Thankful now we live to love Him:

Christ the Lord of Calvary.

3

Joyful, then, in hope we hasten

This good news of Christ to share.

Forth we go to fields of harvest —

Souls in slav'ry to despair —

Let them hear the Word of ransom;

Let them know the hope we bear.

4

Patience, joy, and perseverance

Grant our spirits, Lord, we pray.

Faithful prayer and dedication

Help us in our lives display.

Let no pain or stress or suff'ring

Lead us off the narrow way.

5

Grant us, Lord, a constant fervor

That we serve You gen'rously,

Leave behind all sloth and shirking,

Burn to labor tirelessly —

And with all your saints and angels,

Sing Your praises endlessly.