Hymns for Youth ‎#146

146. Lead Us, Heavenly Father

1. Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
O'er the world's tempestuous sea.
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
For we have no help but thee,
Yet possessing every blessing
If our God our Father be.

2. Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us;
All our weakness thou dost know.
Thou didst tread this earth before us;
Thou didst feel its keenest woe.
Lone and dreary, faint and weary,
Through the desert thou didst go.

3. Spirit of our God, descending,
Fill our hearts with heavenly joy;
Love with every passion blending,
Pleasure that can never cloy.
Thus provided, pardoned, guided,
Nothing can our peace destroy.

Text Information

• First Line: Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
• Title: Lead Us, Heavenly Father
• Author: James Edmeston, 1791-1867
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1966

Tune Information

• Name: DULCE CARMEN
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 7
• Incipit: 12345 43211 14321
• Key: G Major
• Source: An Essay on the Church Plain Chant, 1782