Let the Holy Spirit lead me

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Let the Holy Spirit lead me

Author: James Rowe
Tune: [Let the Holy Spirit lead me]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Let the Holy Spirit lead me,
For my love I wish to show,
And wherever you may need me,
I am ready, Lord, to go.

Refrain:
Take ma anywhere, take me anywhere,
I am ready, Lord, to go;
On the land or sea, I’ll gladly follow Thee,
Thou wilt care for me, I know.

2 I have promised to be loyal,
And shall keep the word I gave;
Till the end of life the banner
Royal over me shall wave. [Refrain]

3 Lead me to the lowlands dreary,
Rugged heights let me ascend;
Tho’ at times my soul be weary,
I will follow to the end. [Refrain]

4 Naught my purpose here shall alter,
I will ev’ry battle win;
I will waver not nor falter,
Till I conquer ev’ry sin. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of Pentecost No. 2 #53

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Author: James Rowe

Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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