When Jesus Leads

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When Jesus leads, the way grows bright

Author: C. Austin Miles (1901)
Tune: [When Jesus leads, the way grows bright]
Published in 11 hymnals

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1 When Jesus leads, the way grows bright,
E’en tho’ before ‘twas darkest night;
From Him there beams a radiance fair,
A heav’nly light, a light beyond compare.

Refrain:
I’ll trust Him though I cannot see,
The path thro’ which He leadeth me;
My faith in Him shall be my stay;
I am content when Jesus leads the way.

2 Tho’ dark the path my feet shall tread,
And dark the clouds be overhead,
I’ll have no fear, for at my side
There walks the Son, my falt’ring steps to guide. [Refrain]

3 I’ll follow Him while life shall last,
I’ll follow Him till I have passed
The golden gates of that fair shore
Where I shall rest with Him forevermore. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Faith and Hope Number 2 #83

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Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

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First Line:	When Jesus leads, the way grows bright
Title:	When Jesus Leads
Author:	C. Austin Miles (1901)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I'll trust Him though I cannot see
Publication Date:	1901
Copyright:	Public Domain