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528b. Guide me, O my great Redeemer

1 Guide me, O my great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but you are mighty,
hold me with your powerful hand:
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore!

2 Open now the crystal fountain
where the healing waters flow;
let the fiery, cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through:
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
ever be my strength and shield.

3 When I tread the verge of Jordan
bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's Destruction,
land me safe on Canaan's side:
songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever sing to you.

Text Information
First Line: Guide me, O my great Redeemer
Author: W. Williams (1717-1791) (alt.)
Adapter: P. Williams (1721-1796)
Meter: 8 7 8 7 4 7 extended
Language: English
Publication Date: 1987
Topic: Easter 1: The Bread of Life; God's Church: Conflict and Endurance; Lent 2, The King and the Kingdom: Conflict (5 more...)
Source: Adapt.: and others
Tune Information
Name: BRYN CALFARIA
Composer: W. Owen (1813-1898)
Arranger: R. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Meter: 8 7 8 7 4 7 extended
Key: g minor
Copyright: arr. © Oxford University Press
Notes: Alternative tune: CWM RHONDDA (528a)



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