The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3691

3691. Lord, Guard and Guide the Men Who Fly

1. Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
Through the great spaces of the sky;
Be with them traversing the air
In darkening storms or sunshine fair.

2. Thou who dost keep with tender might
The balanced birds in all their flight,
Thou of the tempered winds, be near,
That, having Thee, they know no fear.

3. Control their minds with instinct fit
What time, adventuring, they quit
The firm security of land;
Grant steadfast eye and skillful hand.

4. Aloft in solitudes of space,
Uphold them with Thy saving grace.
O God, protect the men who fly
Through lonely ways beneath the sky.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, guide and guide the men who fly
• Title: Lord, Guard and Guide the Men Who Fly
• Author: Mary C. D. Hamilton (1915)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HESPERUS
• Composer: Henry Baker (1854)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33351 22355 54234
• Key: F Major
• Source: First pub­lished in A Hym­nal for Use in the Eng­lish Church, by John Grey, 1866
• Copyright: Public Domain