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Text:Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
Author:James Edmeston, 1791-1867
Tune:MANNHEIM
Adapter (attributed to):Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Composer:Friedrich Filitz, 1804-76

580. Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us

1 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
o'er the world's tempestuous sea;
guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
for we have no help but thee;
yet possessing every blessing,
if our God our Father be.

2 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us;
all our weakness thou dost know;
thou didst tread this earth before us,
thou didst feel its keenest woe;
lone and dreary, faint and weary,
through the desert thou didst go.

3 Spirit of our God, descending,
fill our hearts with heavenly joy,
love with every passion blending,
pleasure that can never cloy:
thus provided, pardoned, guided,
nothing can our peace destroy.

Text Information
First Line: Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
Author: James Edmeston, 1791-1867
Meter: 87.87.87
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Absolution; Conflict; Forgiveness (7 more...)
Tune Information
Name: MANNHEIM
Composer: Friedrich Filitz, 1804-76
Adapter (attributed to): Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Meter: 87.87.87
Key: E Major
Source: From a chorale by Filitz



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