Forth in thy name, O Jesus, send
The man we to thy grace commend,
Our faithful minister secure,
And make him to the day endure,
When all thy flock shall meet in one
Triumphant round thy glorious throne.
Forth in Thy name, O Jesus, send
Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "For the same [a minister], at his departure." Introduced in Hymns and Sacred Poems Vol. 1, published by Charles Wesley (Bristol: Felix Farley, 1749).Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 5 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1869), page 107.
Publishing: Public Domain