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