Glory to God ‎#740

740. Lead Me, Guide Me

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Text Information

• First Line: I am weak and I need your strength and power
• Title: Lead Me, Guide Me
• Author: Doris Akers (1953)
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 5:8
  ;
  Psalm 23:3
  ;
  Psalm 25:5
  ;
  Psalm 27:11
  ;
  Psalm 31:3-4
  ;
  Isaiah 41:13
• Topic: Discipleship and Mission; Guidance; Temptation
• Copyright: © 1953, ren. Doris Akers (admin. Chappell & Co., Inc./Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.)
• ONE LICENSE: 195322

Tune Information

• Name: LEAD ME, GUIDE ME
• Composer: Doris Akers (1953)
• Arranger: Richard Smallwood
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: © 1953, ren. Doris Akers (admin. Chappell & Co., Inc./Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.)

Text Information:

This African American gospel hymn can well be understood as an updated adaptation of Psalm 5:8, with the “enemies” of the psalm treated as the pressures and temptations of daily life. As with the psalms, the “I” here is understood to express a shared communal experience.