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Lead Us, Saviour

Author: Alice Jean Cleator Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever Lyrics: 1 Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever, With Thy gently guiding hand; Lead us through the joys and sorrows, Of an unseen future land. Refrain: Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever, Safely guide our wand’ring feet, Lead us on to lands of beauty, Pastures green and meadows sweet. 2 Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever, Without Thee afar we roam; Lead us through the storm and darkness, To the light and peace of home. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever]

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[Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Incipit: 54431 77621 17465 Used With Text: Lead Us, Saviour

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Lead us, Savior, lead us ever

Author: Alice Jean Cleator Hymnal: Sunbeams Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Combined #d48 (1901)
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Lead Us, Saviour

Author: Alice Jean Cleator Hymnal: Uplifted Voices #23 (1901) First Line: Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever Lyrics: 1 Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever, With Thy gently guiding hand; Lead us through the joys and sorrows, Of an unseen future land. Refrain: Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever, Safely guide our wand’ring feet, Lead us on to lands of beauty, Pastures green and meadows sweet. 2 Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever, Without Thee afar we roam; Lead us through the storm and darkness, To the light and peace of home. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever]
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Lead Us, Saviour

Author: Alice Jean Cleator Hymnal: Consecrated Hymns #41 (1902) First Line: Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever Refrain First Line: Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever Topics: Closing; Guidance; Saviour Languages: English Tune Title: [Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever]

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Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Composer of "[Lead us, Saviour, lead us ever]" in Uplifted Voices Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Alice Jean Cleator

1871 - 1926 Author of "Lead Us, Saviour" in Uplifted Voices Alice Jean Cleator, 1871-1926 Born: Cir­ca 1871, An­dre­as, Isle of Man, Eng­land. Died: Cir­ca April 27, 1926, Cleve­land, Ohio. Cleator’s family ev­i­dent­ly em­igrat­ed to Amer­i­ca in the 1870’s. She was liv­ing in Clar­idon, Ohio, in 1880, & Geau­ga Coun­ty, Ohio, in 1900, 1910, & 1920. She taught school in New York Ci­ty, re­tir­ing some time be­fore 1915. --hymntime.com/tch/
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