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He'll Guide Me

Author: L. L. Pickett Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O, Father I know not the path I should choose Refrain First Line: My Jesus doth lead me

[O Father I know not the path I should choose]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. B. Holsinger Incipit: 53432 12313 555 Used With Text: He'll Guide Me

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Author: Rev. L. L. Pickett Hymnal: Perfect Praise #29 (1905) First Line: O Father I know not the path I should choose Refrain First Line: My Savior doth lead me Languages: English Tune Title: [O Father I know not the path I should choose]

He'll Guide Me

Author: Rev. L. L. Pickett Hymnal: Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 #139 (1898) First Line: O Father I know not the path I should choose Refrain First Line: My Jesus doth lead me Languages: English Tune Title: [O Father I know not the path I should choose]

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L. L. Pickett

1859 - 1928 Author of "He'll Guide Me" Rv Leander Lycurgus Pickett USA 1859-1928. Born at Burnsville, MS, he became a Methodist evangelist. He held meetings in several states and at Holiness campgrounds. After marrying Ludie, they served pastorates in northeast TX, and Columbia, SC, before moving to Wilmore, KY. Pickett married Pruvy Melviney Dorough in 1878, and they had a son, James, in 1880. After her death in 1887, he married Ludie in 1888. He was a renowned speaker, leader, minister, author, hymnwriter, and patriot, prominent in the Holiness Movement, and helped found Asbury College (now University), at Wilmore, KY, where he also served as the financial agent of the board of trustees for many years. The Picketts boarded m,inistry students attending Asbury, among whom was missionary E Stanley Jones. In 1905 a student prayer meeting at the Pickett home spilled out to the Asbury campus in a revival that spread around the town of Wilmore. Between 1891 and 1926 Pickett published 11 song books, some with others, including John Sweney, William J Kirkpatrick, John Bryant, Martin Knapp, Elisha A Hoffman, Burke Culpepper, William Marks, Benjamin Butts, and Robert McNeill. He died at Middlesboro, KY. John Perry

Geo. B. Holsinger

1857 - 1908 Composer of "[O Father I know not the path I should choose]" in Perfect Praise Used pseudonym H. B. Groengils *************** Born: May 10, 1857, St. Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Died: November 22, 1908, Astoria, Illinois. Holsinger was music director of Bridgewater College, Virginia (1882-98), and music editor for the Church of the Brethren (1898-1908). His works include: Song Praises (Elgin, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House, 1906) Psalms and Hymns (associate editor) Lyrics-- I Lift My Heart Today in Praise Little Ones Like Me Not Far from the Kingdom of Heaven Our Country’s Needs Are Pleading Music-- BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND I’LL COUNT MY BLESSINGS © The Cyber Hymnal™ (hymntime.com/tch)