Hymns of the Lutheran Church

247 In Jesus' name

1 In Jesus' name Our work must all be done If it shall compass our true good and aim, And not end in shame alone; For every deed Which in it doth proceed, Success and blessing gains Till it the goal attains. Thus we honor God on high And ourselves are blessed thereby, Wherein our true good remains. 2 In Jesus' name We praise our God on high, He blesses them who spread abroad His fame, And we do His will thereby. E'er hath the Lord Done great things by His word, And still doth bare His arm His wonders to perform; Hence we should in every clime Magnify His name sublime, Who doth shield us from all harm. 3 In Jesus' name We live and we will die; If then we live, His love we will proclaim; If we die, we gain thereby. In Jesus' name, Who from heaven to us came, We shall again arise To meet Him in the skies, When at last, saved by His grace, We shall see Him face to face, Live with Him in Paradise.

Text Information

Author
J. Frederiksen, 1639
Translator
G. T. Rygh, 1908

Tune Information

Name
I Jesu Navn skal al vor Gjerning ske
Meter
4, 6, 10, 7, 4, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7.
Source
Kingo's Gradual, 1699