Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) ‎#148

148. Lamp Of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace

1 Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace
Our path when wont to stray;
Stream from the fount of heav'nly grace,
Brook by the trav'ler's way;

2 Bread of our souls, whereon we feed,
The manna from on high;
Our guide and chart, wherein we read
Of realms beyond the sky.

3 Word of the everliving God,
Will of His glorious Son;
Without thee how could earth be trod,
Or heaven itself be won?

4 Yet to unfold thy hidden worth,
Thy myst'ries to reveal,
That Spirit which first gave thee forth,
Thy volume must unseal.

5 And we, if we aright would learn
The wisdom it imparts,
Must to its heavenly teaching turn
With simple, childlike hearts.

Text Information

• First Line: Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace
• Title: Lamp Of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace
• Author: Robert Barton (1836)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1928
• Topic: The Word

Tune Information

• Name: [Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace]
• Composer: John B. Dykes
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: E♭ Major