CPWI Hymnal ‎#413

413. Guide me, O thou great Redeemer

1 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
hold me with thy powerful hand:
bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore.

2 Open now the crystal fountain
whence the healing stream doth flow;
let the fiery cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through:
strong deliverer,
be thou still my strength and shield.

3 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:
songs and praises
I will ever give to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Guide me, O thou great Redeemer
• Welsh Title: Arghwydd arwain trwy'r anialwch
• Author: William Williams, 1717-1791 (alt.)
• Translator: William Williams, 1717-1791
• Translator: Peter Williams, 1722-1796
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Psalm 31:3
  ;
  Psalm 48:14
• Topic: General Hymns: Christian Vocation and Witness
• Notes: A lower setting of CWM RHONDDA is found at 313

Tune Information

• Name: CWM RHONDDA
• Composer: John Hughes, 1873-1932
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7
• Key: A♭ Major