The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#365

365. Except the Lord Conduct the Plan

1 Except the Lord conduct the plan,
The best concerted schemes are vain,
And never can succeed;
We spend our wretched strength for naught;
But if our works in Thee be wrought,
They shall be blest indeed.

2 Lord, if Thou didst Thyself inspire
Our souls with this intense desire
Thy goodness to proclaim;
Thy glory if we now intend,
O let our deeds begin and end
Complete in Jesus' name.

3 Now, Jesus, now Thy love impart,
To govern each devoted heart,
And fit us for Thy will;
Deep founded in the truth of grace,
Build up Thy rising Church, and place
The city on the hill.

4 O let our love and faith abound;
O let our lives, to all around
With purest luster shine;
That all around our works may see,
And give the glory, Lord, to Thee,
The heavenly light divine.

Text Information

• First Line: Except the Lord conduct the plan
• Title: Except the Lord Conduct the Plan
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
• Meter: 8 8 6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Lay and Ordained Ministry

Tune Information

• Name: MERIBAH
• Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: 8 8 6 D
• Key: E♭ Major