God the Lord Does Ask

God the Lord does ask us to do a task

Whether plant­ing or wa­ter­ing seed.

We are serv­ants all of our God who has called

Us to come to Him and be­lieve.

We all are God’s fel­low work­ers;

We’re His field where His seed does grow.

God alone does know how to make things grow;

Let none quar­rel or be filled with pride.

For the ones who sow

And who wa­ter know

That their pur­pose is uni­fied.

We all are God’s fel­low work­ers;

Each man’s la­bor will bring re­ward.

By God’s gift of grace

a found­ation’s placed

And a build­ing ere long does rise.

But we each must take care

How we build our share;

It must rest up­on Je­sus Christ.

For we are the Lord’s own build­ing;

Our found­ation is Christ the Lord.

If we build with gold that has worth un­told

Or with sil­ver or cost­ly stones

Then our work still will last

When the judg­ment has passed;

Its true char­ac­ter will be shown.

The Day will re­veal each build­ing;

Each man’s work will be test­ed by fire.

If our work dis­plays on­ly wood

straw

hay

We will suf­fer great loss and shame.

For though we will sur­vive

We will win no prize;

We’ll es­cape on­ly as through flames.

O Lord

may we build with wis­dom

That our work may come forth as gold!