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261 | The Hymnal#262 | 263 |
Text: | Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace |
Author: | William Henry Burleigh |
Tune: | ELLINGHAM |
Composer: | Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) |
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 maze 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 darkening night;
Only with Thee we journey safely on.
4 Lead us, O Father, to Thy heavenly rest,
However rough and steep the pathway be,
Through joy or sorrow, as Thou deemest best,
Until our lives are perfected in Thee.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace |
Author: | William Henry Burleigh (1868) |
Meter: | 10. 10. 10. 10. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | The Life in Christ: Aspiration; God: Guidance, His; God: Love and Fatherhood, His(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ELLINGHAM |
Composer: | Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) |
Meter: | 10. 10. 10. 10. |
Key: | E♭ Major |