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Text:Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
Translator:W. Williams
Tune:AUTUMN
Composer:F. H. Barthelemon

407. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah

1 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim thro' this barren land,
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.

2 Open now the crystal fountains
Whence the living waters flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through.

3 Feed me with the heavenly manna
In this barren wilderness;
Be my sword, and shield, and banner,
Be the Lord my Righteousness.

4 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan's side.

Text Information
First Line: Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
Translator: W. Williams
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: General
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: AUTUMN
Composer: F. H. Barthelemon
Meter: 8.7.8.7. D.
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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