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[Dear and loving Saviour]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Minnie Minton Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 35565 34454 23556 Used With Text: Guide Us, Loving Saviour
[Dear and loving Saviour]

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Guide Us, Loving Saviour

Author: A. W. French Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Dear and loving Saviour, Refrain First Line: Guide us, ever guide us Lyrics: 1 Dear and loving Saviour, Listen to our prayer, Take us to thy bosom, Keep us in thy care; We are youthful pilgrims, Wand'ring here below, And we need thee, Jesus, Ev'rywhere we go. Chorus: Guide us, ever guide us, Take us by the hand, Lead us, loving Saviour, To the golden land. 2 Kind and gentle Saviour, Guide us all the way, Keep thy faithful children Near thee ev'ry day, Lead us in thy footsteps, So we may not roam, Till we reach the mansions Of eternal home. [Chorus] 3 Happy, blessed Saviour, Thine we'll ever be, As we onward journey, With sweet trust in thee, For we know up yonder, With thee, by and by, We shall live forever, In our home on high. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Dear and loving Saviour] Text Sources: From "Primary Songs," by per
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Guide Us, Loving Savior

Author: A. W. French Hymnal: Sabbath Songs #120 (1886) First Line: Dear and loving Savior Refrain First Line: Guide us, ever guide us Languages: English Tune Title: [Dear and loving Savior]
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Guide Us, Loving Saviour

Author: A. W. French Hymnal: Junior Songs #17 (1892) First Line: Dear and loving Saviour, Refrain First Line: Guide us, ever guide us Lyrics: 1 Dear and loving Saviour, Listen to our prayer, Take us to thy bosom, Keep us in thy care; We are youthful pilgrims, Wand'ring here below, And we need thee, Jesus, Ev'rywhere we go. Chorus: Guide us, ever guide us, Take us by the hand, Lead us, loving Saviour, To the golden land. 2 Kind and gentle Saviour, Guide us all the way, Keep thy faithful children Near thee ev'ry day, Lead us in thy footsteps, So we may not roam, Till we reach the mansions Of eternal home. [Chorus] 3 Happy, blessed Saviour, Thine we'll ever be, As we onward journey, With sweet trust in thee, For we know up yonder, With thee, by and by, We shall live forever, In our home on high. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Dear and loving Saviour]
Guide Us, Loving Saviour

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Minnie Minton

Composer of "[Dear and loving Savior]" in Sabbath Songs
Minnie Minton

Arthur W. French

Person Name: A. W. French Author of "Guide Us, Loving Savior" in Sabbath Songs 19th Century
Arthur W. French
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