Monday, July 15, 2019

This One Thing Only, very lightly edited version

This one thing only


This one thing only, loving God, 
            plant firmly in my heart; 
Amidst our work, to hear your word 
            and choose the better part;

Lord, show us when to labor on 
            and when to stop and rest,
To hear your voice and, so restored, 
            to serve you at our best.

O give this gift, our loving God, 
            and this one grace please give:
To know one thing above all else 
            and in this one thing live.


Text: CSF, 2013 (on Luke 10:38-42), ed. 2019
Tune: McKEE, African American spiritual: Jubilee Songs, 1884