Living for Je­sus, only for Je­sus,
Striving in wis­dom dai­ly to grow,
Telling His good­ness, seek­ing His glo­ry,
Onward to Ca­naan, joy­ful I go;
Doubts may be­fall me, tri­als op­press me,
He is my buck­ler, strong to de­fend;
Bright is the pros­pect, plea­sant the jour­ney;
Jesus will lead me safe to the end.

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O the love of Je­sus!
Wondrous love of Je­sus!
I will ex­alt Him for­ev­er­more.

Living for Je­sus, on­ly for Je­sus,
Always for­giv­ing, gen­tle and mild;
Patient in la­bor, trust­ing His pro­mise,
Learning my du­ty, meek as a child;
When I am hun­gry, Je­sus will feed me,
He is my shep­herd, He is my guide;
When I am thirs­ty, He will re­fresh me,
All that is need­ful He will pro­vide.

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Living for Je­sus, on­ly for Je­sus—
Blessèd em­ploy­ment, bless­èd re­ward!
Crowns in His king­dom wait for the faith­ful;
There shall the wea­ry rest in the Lord;
Welcome, O wel­come toil and af­flict­ion!
He is my an­chor, stead­fast and sure;
Glory to Je­sus, glo­ry to Je­sus!
I shall be­hold Him, spot­less and pure.

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