Jesus, Thou Divine Companion
- Words:
- Henry Van Dyke
- Music:
- Charles F. La Jeune
Sheet music
- 1Jesus, Thou divine companion,By Thy lowly human birthThou hast come to join the workers,Burden bearers of the earth.Thou, the Carpenter of Nazareth,Toiling for Thy daily food,By Thy patience and Thy courage,Thou hast taught us toil is good.
- 2They who tread the path of laborFollow where Thy feet have trod;They who work without complainingDo the holy will of God,Thou, the peace that passeth knowledge,Dwellest in the daily strife;Thou, the bread of heav’n, art brokenIn the sacrament of life.
- 3Ev’ry task, however simple,Sets the soul that does it free;Ev’ry deed of love and kindnessDone to man is done to Thee.Jesus, Thou divine companion,Help us all to work our best;Bless us in our daily labor,Lead us to our Sabbath rest.Amen.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1909, the words are in 87 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.