The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#497

497. He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought!

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

Refrain:
He leadeth me! He leadeth me!
By His own hand He leadeth me!
His faithful foll’wer I would be,
For by His hand He leadeth me.

2 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. [Refrain]

3 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. [Refrain]

4 And when my task on earth is done,
When by Thy grace the vict’ry’s won,
E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee,
Since God through Jordan leadeth me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: He leadeth me! O blessed thought!
• Title: He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought!
• Author: Joseph Henry Gilmore (1859)
• Refrain First Line: He leadeth me! He leadeth me!
• Meter: L. M. With Refrain.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Scripture:
  Psalm 23:2
  ;
  Isaiah 48:17
• Topic: Way of Salvation: Sanctification

Tune Information

• Name: AUGHTON
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury (1860)
• Key: D Major