Father of Light, Conduct My Feet

Father of light! con­duct my feet

Through life’s dark

dan­ger­ous road;

Let each ad­vanc­ing step still bring

Me near­er to my God.

Let Heav’n eyed pru­dence be my guide;

And when I go as­tray

Recall my feet from fol­ly’s paths

To wis­dom’s bet­ter way.

Teach me in ev­ery va­ri­ous scene

To keep my end in sight;

And whilst I tread life’s ma­zy track

Let wis­dom guide me right.

That heav­en­ly wis­dom from ab­ove

Abundantly im­part;

And let it guard

and guide

and warm

And pe­ne­trate my heart;

Till it shall lead me to Thy­self

Fountain of bliss and love;

And all my dark­ness be dis­persed

In end­less light ab­ove.