Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

lyricist: William Williams, 1745
Composer: John Hughes, 1907

Guide me

O Thou great Je­ho­vah

[or Guide me

O Thou great Re­deem­er…]

Pilgrim through this bar­ren land.

I am weak

but Thou art migh­ty;

Hold me with Thy pow­er­ful hand.

Bread of Heav­en

Bread of Heav­en

Feed me till I want no more;

Feed me till I want no more.

Feed me with the heav­en­ly man­na

In this bar­ren wil­der­ness;

Be my sword

and shield

and ban­ner—

Be my robe of right­eous­ness.

Fight and con­quer

fight and con­quer

All my foes by sov­er­eign grace

All my foes by sov­er­eign grace.*

Open now the crys­tal fount­ain

Whence the heal­ing stream doth flow;

Let the fire and cloudy pil­lar

Lead me all my jour­ney through.

Strong de­liv­er­er

strong de­liv­er­er

Be Thou still my strength and shield;

Be Thou still my strength and shield.

Lord

I trust Thy migh­ty pow­er

Wondrous are Thy works of old;

Thou de­liv­er’st Thine from thrall­dom

Who for naught them­selves had sold:

Thou didst con­quer

Thou didst con­quer

Sin

and Sa­tan and the grave

Sin

and Sa­tan and the grave.

When I tread the verge of Jor­dan

Bid my anx­ious fears sub­side;

Death of deaths

and hell’s de­struct­ion

Land me safe on Ca­naan’s side.

Songs of prais­es

songs of prais­es

I will ev­er give to Thee;

I will ev­er give to Thee.

Musing on my ha­bi­ta­tion

Musing on my heav’n­ly home

Fills my soul with ho­ly long­ings:

Come

my Je­sus

quick­ly come;

Vanity is all I see;

Lord

I long to be with Thee!

Lord

I long to be with Thee!

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