The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3613

3613. Lead Me, Father

1. Lead me, Father, lead, I pray,
For the night is dark and wild,
And I cannot see my way;
Father, lead Thy trembling child.

Refrain
Lead me, Father, lead me, Father,
For the night is dark and wild;
Lead me, Father, lead, O lead me,
Lead Thy trembling child.

2. Lead me when the morning dawns,
Lest in paths of sin I stray,
Lest earth’s pleasures lure my soul,
Lead me in the narrow way. [Refrain]

3. Lead me in the noonday clear,
When night’s shadows all are gone,
Lest I leave Thy tender care,
Lest I dare to walk alone. [Refrain]

4. When the evening draweth on,
And my courage ebbs away,
Lead me then till comes the dawn
Of the everlasting day. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Lead me, Father, lead, I pray
• Title: Lead Me, Father
• Author: Nellie B. Sweets (1902)
• Refrain First Line: Lead me, Father, lead me, Father
• Language: English
• Source: Grateful Praise, by William J. Kirkpatrick & Henry L. Gilmour (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: HallMack Company, 1902), number 81
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Lead me, Father, lead, I pray]
• Composer: Mrs. Fannie L. Simpson
• Incipit: 53655 43665 67665
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain