1 FORTH in Thy strength, O Lord, we go, Forth in Thy steps and loving mind, To pay the gospel-debt we owe, (The word of grace for all mankind,) To sow the’ incorruptible seed, And find the lost, and wake the dead. 2 The wandering sheep of England’s fold Demand our first and tenderest care, Who under sin and Satan sold Usurp the Christian character, The Christian character profane, And take Thy church’s name in vain, 3 Or shameless advocates for hell, Their crimes they Sodom-like confess;