Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide

Holy Spirit, faithful Guide, Ever near the Christian's side

Author: M. M. Wells
Tune: GUIDE (Wells)
Published in 676 hymnals

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1 Holy Spirit, faithful Guide,
Ever near the Christian’s side;
Gently lead us by the hand,
Pilgrims in a desert land;
Weary souls fore’er rejoice,
While they hear that sweetest voice
Whisp'ring softly, “Wand'rer, come!
Follow Me, I’ll guide thee home.”

2 Ever present, truest Friend,
Ever near Thine aid to lend,
Leave us not to doubt and fear,
Groping on in darkness drear;
When the storms are raging sore,
Hearts grow faint, and hopes give o’er.
Whisp'ring softly, “Wand'rer, come!
Follow Me, I’ll guide thee home.”

3 When our days of toil shall cease,
Waiting still for sweet release,
Nothing left but heav'n and prayer,
Wond'ring if our names were there;
Wading deep the dismal flood,
Pleading naught but Jesus’ blood,
Whisp'ring softly, “Wand'rer, come!
Follow Me, I’ll guide thee home.”

Amen.

Source: Worship and Service Hymnal: For Church, School, and Home #94

Author: M. M. Wells

Converted to Christianity as a youth at a mission in Buffalo, New York, Marcus Morris Wells (b. Cooperstown, NY, 1815; d. Hartwick, NY, 1895) spent most of his life near Hartwick as a farmer and maker of farm implements. He is remembered in hymnody for writing both the text and tune of "Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide." "On a Saturday afternoon, October 1858, while at work in my cornfield, the sentiment of the hymn came to me," writes Wells. "The next day, Sunday, being a very stormy day, I finished the hymn and wrote the tune for it and sent it to Prof. I. B. Woodbury." Isaac Woodbury was the editor of the New York Musical Pioneer, and the original text and tune were first published in that periodical's November 1858 issue. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Holy Spirit, faithful Guide, Ever near the Christian's side
Title: Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide
Author: M. M. Wells
Meter: 7.7.7.7 D
Language: English
Notes: Swahili translation: See "Mungu roho kiongozi"
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

GUIDE (Wells)

Converted to Christianity as a youth at a mission in Buffalo, New York, Marcus Morris Wells (b. Cooperstown, NY, 1815; d. Hartwick, NY, 1895) spent most of his life near Hartwick as a farmer and maker of farm implements. He is remembered in hymnody for writing both the text and tune of "Holy Spirit,…

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A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d80

A Messenger for Jesus #d85

A. M. E. C. Hymnal #202

A.M.E. Hymnal #d142

Abiding Songs #d41

Adult Bible Class Hymnal No. 1 #116

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Alexander's Hymns No. 3 #294

All Hail #d58

American Church and Church School Hymnal #d124

American Church and Church School Hymnal #d124

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Assembly Songs #226

Association Hymn Book #d69

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Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #238

Baptist Hymnal #165

Beall's Gospel Songs with supplement entitled Favorite Hymns #d53

Bells of Bethlehem #d31

Bells of Heaven #d131

Bells of Heaven #d115

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Bilhorn's Male Chorus No. l #33

Billows of Song #d54

Book of Common Praise #d207

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Calvary Songs #346

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Calvary's Praises #216

Carols of Peace for Christian Work and Worship #d37

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Carols of Praise #50

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Chapel Melodies #139

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Cheerful Songs #197

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Choice Hymns No. 1 #122

Choice Hymns #d40

Christ in Song #d200

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Christian Gospel Hymns #186

Christian Hymnal #d177

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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #135

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Christian Hymns No. 1 #192

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Christian Hymns #107

Christian Songs #d40

Christian Work-songs #d18

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Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #196

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #157

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #157

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #d196

Church Hymns #d37

Church Hymns #d44

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Church Service Hymns #323

Coleman's Songs for Men #d32

Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d79

Conference Songs #d21

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Conquest Hymns #73

Convention Hymnal #d27

Convention Hymns selected from Sunday School Melodies #d16

Convention Hymns Selected from Sunday School Melodies #d22

Convention Hymns Selected from Sunday School Melodies #d9

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Corn In Egypt #218c

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Coronation Hymns #272

Cream of Song #d63

Crown Him King #221

Crowning Carols #d17

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Crowning Glory No. 2 #119

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Crowning Glory #119

Crowns #d45

Crowns of Glory #d33

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Crowns of Rejoicing #167

Cumberland Hymns, a Collection of "Whosoever Will" Songs. Centenary ed. #d60

Cutler's New Morning Light No. 1 #d11

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De Ungas Sångbok #78

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #a390

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Devotion and Praise #72

Devotional Hymns for Church, Revival, Sunday School #d59

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Devotional Songs #167

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Dew Drops of Sacred Song #96b

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Diadems #239

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Die Deutsche Ausgabe der Englischen und Deutschen Frohen Botschaftslieder #e88

Down at the Cross #d94

Echoes of Praise #d49

English and German Gospel Songs, or The Ebenezer Hymnal #d93

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Epworth Songs #140

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Eternal Praise #277

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Evangelical Hymnal #155

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Every Sabbath #117

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Exalted Praise #169

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Excellent Songs #129

Fairer than Day #d29

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Fairer than Day (Enlarged Edition) #249c

Faith and Hope Hymns #d29

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Faith Hymns (New ed.) #169

Favorite Gospel Songs. New ed. #d59

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Favorite Hymns of Praise #46

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Favorite Hymns #110

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Favorite Selections from Victorious Service Songs #64

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Fellowship Hymns #93

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Fillmores' Women's Choir, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Combined #16

Foursquare Hymnal of Standard Songs of Evangelism #d52

Foursquare Hymnal of Standard Songs of Evangelism #139

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Free Methodist Hymnal #112

Free Will Baptist Hymn Book #d101

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Fresh Leaves for the use of Sabbath Schools #19a

Full of Blessing #d25

Glad Hosannas #d16

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Glad Tidings #159

Glaubens-Lieder #e19

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