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Text:I Do Not Know the Way
Author:Ada Blenkhorn
Tune:[I do not know the way to go]
Composer:James M. Black

159. I Do Not Know the Way

1 I do not know the way to go,
Do Thou, O gracious Savior, show
The perfect way from day to day,
Then shall I never go astray.

Refrain:
Thy love can never, never fail,
O’er all my foes I shall prevail,
And I will follow after Thee,
O lead me, Saviour, lead Thou me.

2 I know not what is best for me,
And, tho’ the way, I can not see,
Help me to love and trust Thee still,
And question not Thy holy will. [Refrain]

3 I need Thy loving hand to guide
And keep me ever near Thy side,
Till in Thy kingdom I shall shine,
Thro’ Thy rich grace and love divine. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: I do not know the way to go
Title: I Do Not Know the Way
Author: Ada Blenkhorn
Refrain First Line: Thy love can never, never fail
Publication Date: 1917
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [I do not know the way to go]
Composer: James M. Black
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
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