Father, Lead Me Day by Day

Father

lead me day by day

Ever in Thine own sweet way;

Teach me to be pure and true;

Show me what I ought to do.

When in dan­ger

make me brave;

Make me know that Thou canst save:

Keep me safe by Thy dear side;

Let me in Thy love abide.

When I’m tempt­ed to do wrong

Make me stead­fast

wise and strong;

And when all alone I stand

Shield me with Thy migh­ty hand.

When my heart is full of glee

Help me to re­mem­ber Thee

Happy most of all to know

That my Fa­ther loves me so.

When my work seems hard and dry

May I press on cheer­ily;

Help me pa­tient­ly to bear

Pain and hard­ship

toil and care.

May I do the good I know

Be Thy lov­ing child be­low

Then at last go home to Thee

Evermore Thy child to be.