Church Book ‎#393

393. O that the Lord would guide my ways

1 O that the Lord would guide my ways
To keep His statutes still!
O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do His will!

2 Order my footsteps by Thy Word
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.

3 Assist my soul, too apt to stray,
A stricter watch to keep;
And should I e'er forget Thy way,
Restore Thy wandering sheep.

4 Make me to walk in Thy commands;
'Tis a delightful road:
Nor let my head, or heart, or hands,
Offend against my God.

Text Information

• First Line: O that the Lord would guide my ways
• Author: Watts (1719, a.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Scripture:
  Psalm 119
• Topic: The Christian Life: Holiness; Sixty Sunday after Trinity; Ninth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Third Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #86 or #395

Tune Information

• Name: WOLVERHAMPTON
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Composer from index: R. Redhead