The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3620

3620. Lead Us, O Father

1. Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace:
Without Thy guiding hand we go astray,
And doubts appall, and sorrows still increase;
Lead us through Christ, the true and living Way.

2. Lead us, O Father, in the paths of truth:
Unhelped by Thee, in error’s name we grope,
While passion stains, and folly dims our youth,
And age comes on, uncheered by faith or hope.

3. Lead us, O Father, in the paths of right:
Blindly we stumble when we walk alone,
Involved in shadows of a darksome night;
Only with Thee we journey safely on.

4. Lead us, O Father, to Thy heavenly rest,
However rough and steep the path may be,
Through joy or sorrow, as Thou deemest best,
Until our lives are perfected in Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace:
• Title: Lead Us, O Father
• Author: William H. Burleigh (1868)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BURLEIGH, Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896; LONGWOOD, Joseph Barnby, 1872; MORECAMBE, Frederick C. Atkinson, 1870

Tune Information

• Name: LANGRAN
• Composer: James Langran (1861)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Incipit: 31254 33213 32523
• Key: F Major
• Source: First published in a leaflet in 1861, then in Psalms and Hymns Adapted to the Services of the Church of England, by John Foster, 1863
• Copyright: Public Domain