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Lead Me

O Father, when my troubled soul Is tossed on stormy sea

Author: T. M. Eastwood
Tune: [O Father, when my troubled soul]
Published in 7 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 O Father, when my troubled soul,
Is toss’d on stormy sea,
When billows roar, and torrents pour,
Come, Lord, and lead thou me.

Refrain:
Lead me when the billows roar,
Lead me when the torrents pour,
Lead me on the stormy sea,
Blessed Saviour, lead thou me.

2 And when the night is drear and dark,
So that I cannot see,
No gleam of star, no moon afar,
Come, Lord, and lead thou me. [Refrain]

3 When in the cheerless wilderness,
I far astray may be,
The path unknown, myself alone.
Come, Lord, and lead thou me. [Refrain]

4 O Father, lead me all my way,
And make my footsteps free,
The way to go I never know,
Come, Lord, and lead thou me. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of the Gospel No. 3: for use in religious meetings #6

Author: T. M. Eastwood

Early 20th Century We have little data on Eastwood, except that he was a minister in the Reformed Episcopal Church of England. --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O Father, when my troubled soul Is tossed on stormy sea
Title: Lead Me
Author: T. M. Eastwood
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Lead me, when the billows roar
Publication Date: 1904
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16721

Include 6 pre-1979 instances
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