1 Your duty let th'apostle show;
ye ought, ye ought to labor so,
in Jesus' cause employed,
your calling's works at times pursue,
and keep th'apostle Paul in view,
and use your hands for God.

2 Work for the weak, and sick, and poor,
raiment and food for them procure,
and mindful of God's Word,
enjoy the blessedness to give,
lay out your gettings to relieve
the members of your Lord.

3 Your labor which proceeds from love,
Jesus shall graciously approve,
with full felicity,
with brightest crowns your loan repay,
and tell you in that joyful day
"Ye did it unto Me."