Common Praise ‎#385

385. Be thou my guardian and my guide

1 Be thou my guardian and my guide,
and hear me when I call;
let not my slippery footsteps slide,
and hold me lest I fall.

2 The world, the flesh, and Satan dwell
around the path I tread;
O save me from the snares of hell,
thou quickener of the dead.

3 And if I tempted am to sin,
and outward things are strong,
do thou, O Lord, keep watch within,
and save my soul from wrong.

4 Still let me ever watch and pray,
and feel that I am frail;
that if the tempter cross my way,
yet he may not prevail.

Text Information

• First Line: Be thou my guardian and my guide
• Author: Isaac Williams, 1802-1865
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 10:12-13
  ;
  1 Kings 8:28-30
  ;
  1 Peter 5:8-9
  ;
  2 Corinthians 2:11
  ;
  2 Corinthians 11:14
  ;
  Mark 14:38
  ;
  Psalm 17:5-6
• Topic: Lent I: Year B; Proper 10: Year A; Third Sunday Before Advent: Year C; Second Sunday Before Advent: Year A; Lent

Tune Information

• Name: ABRIDGE
• Composer: Isaac Smith, 1734-1805
• Key: D Major