The Hymnal ‎#245

245. He leadeth me! O blessed thought!

He leadeth me! O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whate'er I do, where'er I be,
Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.

He leadeth me! He leadeth me!
By his own hand he leadeth me!
His faithful follower I would be,
For by his hand he leadeth me.

Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom,
Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom,
By waters calm, o'er troubled sea,
Still 'tis his hand that leadeth me.

Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine,
Nor ever murmur nor repine;
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since 'tis my God that leadeth me.

And when my task on earth is done,
When, by thy grace, the victory's won,
E'en death's cold wave I will not flee,
Since God through Jordan leadeth me.

Text Information

• First Line: He leadeth me! O blessed thought!
• Author: Joseph H. Gilmore (1862)
• Refrain First Line: He leadeth me! He leadteh me!
• Meter: L.M. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Sundays after Trinity: Divine Guidance; Parochial Missions
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: AUGHTON
• Composer: William B. Bradbury (1864)
• Meter: L.M. with Refrain
• Incipit: 53215 64465 33213
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.