For Those Whose Work Is Invisible

[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