Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#506

506. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah

1 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim thro' this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
Hold me with Thy pow'rful hand;
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more!

2 Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing streams do 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 of praises,
I will ever give to Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
• Author (Welsh): Rev. William Williams (1745)
• Translator: Rev. Peter Williams (1771)
• Meter: No. 19
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness; Seventh Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: DULCE CARMEN (Salzburg)
• Composer: Johann Michael Haydn, 1737-1806
• Adapter: John H. Spielman (1881)
• Meter: No. 19
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Public Domain.