[Heavenly Father, God alone]

[Heavenly Father, God alone]

Composer: G. B. Lissant
Published in 5 hymnals


Composer: G. B. Lissant

Born: September 22, 1827. Died: September 14, 1899. Lissant was a chorister at the coronation of Britain’s Queen Victoria. In 1849, he became the first organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Calcutta, India. From about 1872 to 1899, he played the organ at St. Augustine’s Church, Queen’s Gate, London. Sources: Musical Times, October 1, 1899, p. 691 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/i/s/lissant_gb.htm  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Heavenly Father, God alone]
Composer: G. B. Lissant
Incipit: 32117 12432 53217
Source: Harvest Carols
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Heavenly Father, God alone

Lord, Thy children guide and keep

Lord, Thy children guide and keep,
As with feeble steps they press
On the pathway rough and steep
Through the weary wilderness.
Holy Jesus, day by day,
Lead us in the narrow way.

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Instances

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #265

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Carols Old and Carols New #482

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Hosanna for the Sunday School #79

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Hymns of Worship and Service. (Chapel ed.) #195

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The New Children's Hymnal #168

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