A Labor Day Hymn

image used on Greg's website

For our jobs we’re grateful, Father.
Full-time work is hard to find.
We are thankful for a paycheck
on this weekend we unwind.
Labor Day provides the means to
contemplate how we are blessed.
Having meaningful employment
helps define these days of rest.

Teachers, preachers, doctors, nurses,
engineers and CNAs
CEOs and trash collectors
those who sew Hawaiian leis,
cashiers, cleaners, secretaries,
postal workers, hymn sing hosts,
these are occupations in which
we can honor God the most.

Waitresses and hospice workers,
artists, coaches, athletes,
missionaries, union bosses,
hired hand who harvest wheat.
Ranchers, pilots, software salesmen,
architects and carpenters
give us means to serve each other
making our election sure.

In our labor and our leisure,
we have cause to give Thee praise
even when we’re worn out working
or too stressed to simply laze.
God, we’re grateful for the means to
use our minds and hearts and hands
as we leave our homes each morning
for the tasks our jobs demand.