Trinity Hymnal ‎#500

500. 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!
• Author: Joseph H. Gilmore (1862)
• Refrain First Line: He leadeth me, he leadeth me
• Meter: L. M. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 73:23-24
• Topic: Christian Life: Pilgrimage and Guidance; Comfort; Death: Trusting God in; Discipleship; God: Abiding Presence of; Patience of Christians
• Notes: Lines 3, 4 of refrain added

Tune Information

• Name: HE LEADETH ME
• Composer: William B. Bradbury
• Meter: L. M. D.
• Key: D Major