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Text:O that the Lord would guide my ways
Tune:WOLVERHAMPTON
Composer:R. Redhead

89. O that the Lord would guide my ways

1 O that the Lord would guide my ways,
To keep His statutes still!
O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do His will!

2 Order my footsteps by Thy Word,
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.

3 Assist my soul, too apt to stray,
A stricter watch to keep;
And should I e'er forget Thy way,
Restore Thy wandering sheep.

4 Make me to walk in Thy commands;
'Tis a delightful road;
Nor let my head, or heart, or hands,
Offend against my God.

Text Information
First Line: O that the Lord would guide my ways
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1898
Topic: Guidance, prayed for; Holiness; Watchfulness
Notes: Now Public Domain. I. Watts, d. 1748.
Tune Information
Name: WOLVERHAMPTON
Composer: R. Redhead
Meter: C. M.
Key: E Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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