The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#221

221. 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,
True manna from on high;
Our guide and chart, wherein we read
Of realms beyond the sky;

3 Pillar of fire through watches dark,
Or radiant cloud by day;
When waves o'erwhelm our tossing bark,
Our anchor and our stay:

4 Word of the ever-living God,
Will of His glorious Son;
Without Thee, how could earth be trod,
Or heaven itself be won?

5 Lord, grant us all aright to learn
The wisdom it imparts;
And to its heavenly teaching turn
With simple, childlike hearts.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace
• Title: Lamp of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace
• Author: Bernard Barton (1826)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Scripture:
  Exodus 14:19-20
• Topic: The Means of Grace: The Word; Fourth Sunday after Easter

Tune Information

• Name: EVAN
• Composer: William Henry Havergal (1846)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A Major