Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#261

261. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah

1 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
Hold me with Thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more.

2 Open now the crystal fountain
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through;
Strong Deliverer,
Be Thou still 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
I will ever give to Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
• Author St. 2 and 3: William Williams, 1717-1791 (1772)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 4 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PILGRIM
• Composer: J. F. Ohl (1889)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 4 7
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Public Domain.