The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12332

12332. A Prayer For Guidance

1 The way is dark with lowering clouds o’erhead,
And threatening dangers lie on either side.
The present step alone I see to tread;
O Light of life, be Thou my constant guide.

2 I am not wise, and know not what to do,
Nor how to toil acceptably for Thee;
While willing learners of Thy work are few,
O Thou omniscient One, my teacher be.

3 The time is short, so much remains to do,
So much is lost by those who miss the way.
Since I may wander from the highway, too,
Guide my imperiled soul through time’s short day.

4 One way alone I know leads home to Thee,
While wandering paths diverge from either side.
I would not miss the blissful company,
And welcome of the crowned and glorified.

5 O Israel’s God and mine amid the night,
The ignorance that mars my work for Thee.
In time’s short day along the way of light,
Be Thou my guide unto eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: The way is dark with lowering clouds o’erhead
• Title: A Prayer For Guidance
• Author: E. H. Whitman
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: Helpful Gospel Songs by F. A. Enslow, Robert A. Jennings and F. Leroy Enslow (Philadelphia: Praise Publishing, 1908)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHERKASY
• Composer: Robert Allen Jennings, Jr. (1908)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain