Son of the Carpenter, receive

Verse 1
Son of the carpenter, receive
This humble work of mine;
Worth to my meanest labour give,
By joining it to thine.

Verse 2
Servant of all, to toil for man
Thou wouldst not, Lord, refuse:
Thy majesty did not disdain
To be employ’d for us.

Verse 3
Thy bright example I pursue
To thee in all things rise,
And all I think, or speak, or do,
Is one great sacrifice.

Verse 4
Careless thro’ outwards[1] cares I go,
From all distraction free:
My hands are but engag’d below,
My heart is still with thee.

Verse 5
O when wilt thou my life appear!
How gladly would I cry:
“Tis done, the work thou gav’st one[2] here,
’Tis finish’d Lord”—and die.

[1] Wesley corrected “outwards” to “outward” in 1739.
[2] Wesley changed “one” to “me” in 1743.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "To Be Sung at Work." This is the original version of this hymn, as first published in "Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739)," published by John and Charles Wesley (London: William Strahan, 1739). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 1 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868), page 172.
Publishing: Public Domain