The Lord, our dear King, goes before us

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The Lord, our dear King, goes before us

Author: Lavinia E. Brauff
Tune: [The Lord, our dear King, goes before us]
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1 The Lord, our dear King, goes before us,
His word is a light to our feet;
His banner of love waving o’er us,
Brings sunshine and makes life complete.

Refrain:
His children are safe in His keeping,
His laws and His statutes are right,
And loving, and serving, and trusting,
His children grow strong in His might.

2 The hand of our King scatters manna
That may be fed on our way;
His ear hears our faintest hosanna,
Our feeblest petition each day. [Refrain]

3 Our King never fails nor forsakes us
When we, ‘neath His wing seek repose;
The blooms now adorning His altars,
Remind us of Sharon’s sweet Rose. [Refrain]

Source: Hymns We Love, for Sunday Schools and All Devotional Meetings #226

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Author: Lavinia E. Brauff

Lavinia E. Brauff was born in Pittsburgh 12 October, 1851. She was blind from infnacy. She was educated at the School for the Blind in Philadelphia. Her first hymn was published in 1894 to the music of H. P. Danks. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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