Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#561

561. Leader of faithful souls, and Guide

1 Leader of faithful souls, and Guide
Of all who travel to the sky,
Come, and with us, even us, abide,
Who would on Thee alone rely;
On Thee alone our spirits stay,
While held in life's uneven way.

2 Strangers and pilgrims here below,
This earth, we know is not our place;
But hasten through the vale of woe,
And, restless to behold Thy face,
Swift to our heavenly country move,
Our everlasting home above.

3 We've no abiding city here,
But seek a city out of sight;
Thither our steady course we steer,
Aspiring to the plains of light,
Jerusalem, the saints' abode,
Whose founder is the living God.

4 Through Thee, who all our sins hast borne,
Freely and graciously forgiven,
With songs to Zion we return,
Contending for our native heaven,
That palace of our glorious King,
We find it nearer while we sing.

5 Raised by the breath of love divine,
We urge our way with strength renewed;
The church of the first-born to join,
We travel to the mount of God;
With joy upon our heads arise,
And meet our Captain in the skies.

Text Information

• First Line: Leader of faithful souls, and Guide
• Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Heaven: A City; Christ: Leading; Christian: Pilgrim; The Christian Life: Time, Death, Eternity; Zion, Songs of; Heaven: Better Country; Heaven: Our Home; Heaven: Jerusalem; Home: Heaven our; Longing: For Heaven; Jerusalem, heavenly; Pilgrims; Leader, Christ our; Race, the Christian

Tune Information

• Name: DURA
• Composer: Dr. H. J. Gauntlett, 1805-1876
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
• Key: E Major