For Those Whose Work Is Invisible

Lyrics

[Verse] For those who paint the undersides of boats Makers of ornamental drains on roofs too high to be seen For cobblers who labor over inner soles Seamstresses who stitch the wrong sides of linings For scholars whose research leads to no obvious discovery For dentists who polish each gold surface of the fillings of upper molars For sewer engineers and those who repair water mains For electricians For artists who suppress what does injustice to their visions For surgeons whose sutures are things of beauty For all those whose work is for Your eye only Who labor for Your entertainment or their own Who sleep in peace or do not sleep in peace Knowing that their effects are unknown Protect them from downheartedness And diseases of the eye Grant them perseverance For the sake of Your love Which is humble, invisible And heedless of reward