Lead Me Gently Home, Father

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Lead me gently home, Father

Author: Will L. Thompson (1879)
Tune: [Lead me gently home, Father] (Thompson)
Published in 215 hymnals

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1 Lead me gently home, Father,
Lead me gently home,
When life’s toils are ended,
And parting days have come,
Sin no more shall tempt me,
Ne’er from Thee I’ll roam,
If Thou’lt only lead me, Father,
Lead me gently home.

Refrain:
Lead me gently home, Father,
Lead me gently,
Lest I fall upon the wayside,
Lead me gently home.

2 Lead me gently home, Father,
Lead me gently home,
In life’s darkest hours, Father,
When life’s troubles come,
Keep my feet from wandering,
Lest from Thee I roam,
Lest I fall upon the wayside,
Lead me gently home. [Refrain]

Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #389

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Author: Will L. Thompson

Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909) Born: November 7, 1847, East Liverpool, Ohio. Died: September 20, 1909, New York, New York. Buried: Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio. Rebuffed in an early attempt to sell his songs to a commercial publisher, Thompson started his own publishing company. He later expanded, opening a store to sell pianos, organs and sheet music. Both a lyricist and composer, he ensured he would always remember words or melodies that came to him at odd times: "No matter where I am, at home or hotel, at the store or traveling, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem worthy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lead me gently home, Father
Title:	Lead Me Gently Home, Father
Author:	Will L. Thompson (1879)
Meter:	Irregular with refrain
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Lead me gently home, Father
Notes:	Dutch translation: "Steun mijn moede hart, Heer" by Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema
Copyright:	Public Domain