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!