Common Praise ‎#496

496. Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us

1 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
o'er the world's tempestuous sea;
guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
for we have no help but thee;
yet possessing every blessing,
if our God our Father be.

2 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us:
all our weakness thou dost know;
thou didst tread this earth before us,
thou didst feel its keenest woe;
lone and dreary, faint and weary,
through the desert thou didst go.

3 Spirit of our God, descending,
fill our hearts with heavenly joy,
love with every passion blending,
pleasure that can never cloy:
thus provided, pardoned, guided,
nothing can our peace destroy.

Text Information

• First Line: Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
• Author: James Edmeston, 1791-1867
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  John 1:16
  ;
  John 4:4-6
  ;
  John 20:22-23
  ;
  Mark 4:39
  ;
  Psalm 60:11
  ;
  Romans 15:13
  ;
  2 Corinthians 5:1
  ;
  Hebrews 4:15
  ;
  Mark 1:12-13
  ;
  Psalm 31:3
• Topic: New Year; Lent I: Year A; Lent I: Year C; Proper 22: Year B; Lent

Tune Information

• Name: MANNHEIM
• Harmonizer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Key: E Major
• Source: Friedrich Filitz Choralbuch, 1847