Jesus, Thou di­vine com­pan­ion,
By Thy low­ly hu­man birth
Thou 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.

They who tread the path of la­bor
Follow where Thy feet have trod;
They who work without com­plain­ing
Do the ho­ly will of God.
Thou, the peace that pass­eth know­ledge,
Dwellest in the dai­ly strife;
Thou, the bread of Hea­ven, brok­en
In the sac­ra­ment of life.

Every task, how­ev­er sim­ple,
Sets the soul that does it free;
Every deed of love and kind­ness
Done to man is done to Thee.
Jesus, Thou di­vine com­pan­ion,
Help us all to do our best;
Bless us in our dai­ly la­bor,
Lead us to the Sab­bath rest.