The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3518

3518. Keep Thou My Way

1. Keep Thou my way, O Lord, be Thou ever nigh;
Strong is Thy mighty arm, weak and frail am I;
Then, my unchanging Friend, on Thee, my hopes depend,
Till life’s brief day shall end, be Thou ever nigh.

2. Keep Thou my heart, O Lord, ever close to Thee;
Safe in Thine arms of love, shall my refuge be;
Then, over a tranquil tide, my bark shall safely glide;
I shall be satisfied, ever close to Thee.

3. Keep Thou my all, O Lord, hide my life in Thine;
O let Thy sacred light over my pathway shine;
Kept by Thy tender care, gladly the cross I’ll bear;
Hear Thou and grant my prayer, hide my life in Thine.

Text Information

• First Line: Keep Thou my way, O Lord, be Thou ever nigh
• Title: Keep Thou My Way
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1894)
• Language: English
• Source: Special Sacred Songs # 1, by Ira D. Sankey, James McGranahan, & George Stebbins (New York: Biglow & Main, 1896)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: A humorous story tells that a young child misunderstood the words of the third verse as "Gladly, the cross-eyed bear."

Tune Information

• Name: [Keep Thou my way, O Lord, be Thou ever nigh]
• Composer: Theodore Edson Perkins
• Incipit: 13211 65671 32132
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain