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Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us

Author: James Edmeston Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 361 hymnals Topics: God Guide Lyrics: 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, Thru 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. Amen. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:10 Used With Tune: DULCE CARMEN (CORINTH)

Footprints of Jesus

Author: Mary B. C. Slade Appears in 249 hymnals Topics: Christ Guide; Christ Guide First Line: Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Lyrics: 1 Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee calling, "Come, follow Me!" And we see where Thy footprints falling Lead us to Thee. Chorus: Footprints of Jesus, that make the pathway glow! We will follow the steps of Jesus where’er they go. 2 Tho' they lead o’er the cold, dark mountains, Seeking His sheep; Or along by Siloam’s fountains, Helping the weak: (Chorus) 3 If they lead thro' the temple holy, Preaching the Word; Or in homes of the poor and lowly, Serving the Lord: (Chorus) 4 Then, at last, when on high He sees us, Our journey done, We will rest where the steps of Jesus End at His throne. (Chorus) Scripture: Matthew 8:19 Used With Tune: [Sweetly, Lord, have we heard]

Fight the Good Fight

Author: John S. B. Monsell Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 508 hymnals Topics: Christ Guide First Line: Fight the good fight with all thy might Lyrics: 1 Fight the good fight with all thy might; Christ is thy Strength, and Christ thy Right: Lay hold on life, and it shall be Thy joy and crown eternally. 2 Run the straight race through God's good grace, Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face; Life with its way before us lies, Christ is the Path, and Christ the Prize. 3 Cast care aside, lean on thy Guide; His boundless mercy will provide; Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove Christ is its Life, and Christ its Love. 4 Faint not nor fear, His arms are near; He changeth not, and thou art dear; Only believe, and thou shalt see That Christ is All in all to thee. Amen. Scripture: Luke 8:50 Used With Tune: PENTECOST

Teach Me, O Lord, Your Holy Way

Author: William Matson Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 43 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Guide and Leader Lyrics: 1 Teach me, O Lord, your holy way, and give me an obedient mind, That in your service I may find my heart's delight from day to day. 2 Help me, O Savior, here to trace the sacred footsteps you have trod; and fully trusting in my God, to grow in goodness, truth, and grace. 3 Guide me, O Christ, that I may ne'er forsake the right, or do the wrong; Against temptation make me strong, and keep me in your sheltering care. 4 Bless me in every task I face, begun, continued, done for you: Fulfill your will in all I do, and grant me your abundant grace. Used With Tune: ROCKINGHAM

We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing

Author: Theodore Baker, 1851-1934; Anon. Meter: 12.11.12.11 Appears in 215 hymnals Topics: God Guide Lyrics: 1 We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing; He chastens and hastens his will to make known; The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing: Sing praises to his Name; he forgets not his own. 2 Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, Ordaining, maintaining his Kingdom divine; So from the beginning the fight we were winning: Thou, Lord, wast at our side: all glory be thine! 3 We all do extol thee, thou Leader triumphant, And pray that thou still our Defender wilt be. Let thy congregation escape tribulation: Thy Name be ever prais'd! O Lord, make us free! Amen. Scripture: Psalm 32:8 Used With Tune: KREMSER

Thy way, not mine, O Lord

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Appears in 406 hymnals Topics: God Guide Lyrics: 1 Thy way, not mine, O Lord, How ever dark it be! Lead me by thine own hand, Choose out the path for me; Smooth let it be or rough, It will be still the best; Winding or straight, it leads Right onward to thy rest. 2 The kingdom that I seek Is thine; so let the way That leads to it be thine, Else I must surely stray. I dare not choose my lot; I would not if I might: Choose thou for me, my God, So shall I walk aright. 3 Take thou my cup, and it With joy or sorrow fill As best to thee may seem; Choose thou my good and ill. Not mine, not mine the choice In things or great or small; Be thou my Guide, my Strength, My Wisdom, and my All. Scripture: Romans 6:13 Used With Tune: INVITATION

My times are in thy hand

Author: William F. Lloyd Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 303 hymnals Topics: Christ Guide Lyrics: 1 My times are in thy hand; My God, I wish them there; My life, my friends, my soul, I leave Entirely to thy care. 2 My times are in thy hand, Whatever they may be; Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, As best may seem to thee. 3 My times are in thy hand; Why should I doubt or fear? My Father's hand will never cause His child a needless tear. 4 My times are in thy hand, Jesus the Crucified; Those hands my cruel sins had pierced Are now my guard and guide. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 31:5 Used With Tune: VIGIL

How are Thy servants blest, O Lord!

Author: Joseph Addison Appears in 322 hymnals Topics: God Our Guide Lyrics: 1 How are Thy servants blest, O Lord! How sure is their defence! Eternal Wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence, Their help Omnipotence. 2 Though by the dreadful tempest tossed High on the broken wave, They know Thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save, Nor impotent to save. 3 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to Thy will; The sea, that roars at Thy command, At Thy command is still, At Thy command is still. 4 In midst of dangers, fears and death, Thy goodness I'll adore; And praise Thee for Thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more, And humbly hope for more. 5 My life, while Thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be; And oh, may death, when death shall come, Unite my soul to Thee! Unite my soul to Thee! Amen. Used With Tune: SWANWICK

O Jesus, I Have Promised

Author: John Ernest Bode Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 639 hymnals Topics: Names and Office of Christ Guide First Line: O Jesus I have promised Lyrics: 1 O Jesus I have promised To serve Thee to the end; Be Thou forever near me, My Master and my Friend: I shall not fear the battle If Thou art by my side, Nor wander from the pathway If Thou wilt be my Guide. 2 O let me feel Thee near me, The world is ever near; I see the sights that dazzle, The tempting sounds I hear: My foes are ever near me, Around me and within; But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer, And shield my soul from sin. 3 O let me hear Thee speaking In accents clear and still, Above the storms of passion, The murmurs of self-will: O speak to reassure me, To hasten or control; O speak, and make me listen, Thou Guardian of my soul. 4 O Jesus, Thou has promised To all who follow Thee That where Thou art in glory There shall Thy servant be; And, Jesus, I have promised To serve Thee to the end; O give me grace to follow, My Master and my Friend. Amen. Scripture: Matthew 17:24 Used With Tune: ANGEL'S STORY (NORWICH)

Now thank we all our God

Author: Martin Rinckart, 1586-1649; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 704 hymnals Topics: God Guide Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices, who wondrous things has done, in whom God's world rejoices, who from our mother's arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. 2 Oh may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever-joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us, to keep us all with grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills of this world in the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God who reigns in highest heaven, the Father and the Son and Spirit now be given, the one eternal God, whom heaven and earth adore, for thus it was, is now and shall be evermore. Scripture: Psalm 71:6 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET Text Sources: German