The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#768

768. Lord, thy children guide and keep

1 Lord, thy children guide and keep,
As with feeble steps they press,
On the pathway rough and steep,
Through this weary wilderness:
Holy Jesus, day by day
Lead us in the narrow way.

2 There are sandy wastes that lie
Cold and sunless, vast and drear,
Where the feeble faint and die;
Grant us grace to persevere:
Holy Jesus, day by day
Lead us in the narrow way.

3 There are soft and flowery glades
Decked with golden-fruited trees,
Sunny slopes and scented shades;
Keep us, Lord, from slothful ease;
Holy Jesus, day by day
Lead us in the narrow way.

4 Upward still to purer hights,
Onward yet to scenes more blest,
Calmer regions, clearer lights,
Till we reach the promised rest:
Holy Jesus, day by day
Lead us in the narrow way.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, thy children guide and keep
• Author: Anon.
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Guidance and Protection
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ROSEFIELD
• Composer: Abraham H. C. Malan
• Meter: 7s, 6L
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #244 or 299.