Guia, ó Deus, a Minha Vida

Representative Text

1 Guia, ó Deus, a minha sorte
Nesta peregrinação.
Fraco sou, mas Tu és forte;
Não me largue a Tua mão.

2 Nesta terra de inimigos
Ando às vezes com pavor;
Pelo meio dos perigos
Guia-me, meu Salvador.

3 Nutre, com maná celeste,
Meu faminto coração;
Com Teu manto me reveste;
Livra-me da tentação.

4 Fonte cristalina abriste,
Donde as vivas águas vêm;
Nesta luta amarga e triste
Quero aproveitá-las bem.

5 Já da morte, ó Cristo, as águas
Tu secaste para mim;
Esgotaste as suas mágoas,
Meu caminho vejo assim.

6 Só me resta a Tua glória,
Pois, em breve, voltarás
Pra me dar final vitória
E ao Teu lar me levarás.

Source: Hinos e Cânticos: com música #224

Author: William Williams

William Williams, called the "Watts of Wales," was born in 1717, at Cefn-y-coed, near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. He originally studied medicine, but abandoned it for theology. He was ordained Deacon in the Church of England, but was refused Priest's Orders, and subsequently attached himself to the Calvinistic Methodists. For half a century he travelled in Wales, preaching the Gospel. He died in 1791. Williams composed his hymns chiefly in the Welsh language; they are still largely used by various religious bodies in the principality. Many of his hymns have appeared in English, and have been collected and published by Sedgwick. His two principal poetical works are "Hosannah to the Son of David," and "Gloria in Excelsis." --Annotati… Go to person page >

Translator: Richard Holden

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Text Information

First Line: Guia, ó Deus, a minha vida
Title: Guia, ó Deus, a Minha Vida
Welsh Title: Arglwydd arwain trwy'r Anialwch
Author: William Williams (1745)
Translator: Richard Holden (1869)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7. with repitition
Language: Portuguese

Tune

CWM RHONDDA

The popularity of Williams's text ("Guide me, O thou great Jehovah") is undoubtedly aided by its association with CWM RHONDDA, composed in 1905 by John Hughes (b. Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1873; d. Llantwit Fardre, Wales, 1932) during a church service for a Baptist Cymanfa Ganu (song festival)…

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ST. OSWALD (Dykes 53617)


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Hinário para o Culto Cristão #42

Hinário para o Culto Cristão (2nd ed.) #42

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Hinos e Cânticos #224

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