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Text:O that the Lord would guide my ways
Author:Isaac Watts
Tune:EVAN
Composer:William H. Havergal

275a. O that the Lord would guide my ways

1 O that the Lord would guide my ways
To keep His statutes still!
O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do His will!

2 Order my footsteps by Thy Word
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.

3 Assist my soul, too apt to stray,
A stricter watch to keep;
And should I e'er forget Thy way,
Restore Thy wandering sheep.

4 Make me to walk in Thy commands;
'Tis a delightful road;
Nor let my head, or heart, or hands
Offend against my God.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O that the Lord would guide my ways
Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: The Christian Life: Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving
Tune Information
Name: EVAN
Composer: William H. Havergal (1847)
Meter: C. M.
Key: A♭ Major



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