Savior, Lead Me

Gently lead me

O my Sav­ior

Thro’ the wil­der­ness of life;

Grant that all the light and sha­dows

All the joy and all the strife

Each may bring me clos­er to Thee;

Nearer to Thy lov­ing side;

May I trust Thee ful­ly

whol­ly

Saying

Lord

with Thee ab­ide.

May I trust Thee ful­ly

whol­ly

Lead me to my heav’n­ly home.

O the depth of mor­tal ang­uish!

O the sor­row and the woe!

Nothing but a gloomy fu­ture

Yawns be­fore me as I go;

On the lone­ly

wea­ry jour­ney

Of my life from day to day;

Yet

dear Lord

Thou’lt not for­sake me;

Wilt Thou

Sav­ior

lead the way?

Help and strength­en me

dear Sav­ior

For I can­not go alone;

All the wea­ry

gloomy dist­ance

Is en­tire­ly un­known;

Not a ray of light to bright­en

Up the lone­ly

drea­ry way

And some­times my faith grows dim­mer

Till I feel I can­not pray.

Tho’ the sea of life is stor­my

Thou co­ntrolest by Thy will;

Thou canst whis­per words of com­fort;

Thou canst now say

Peace

be still;

All the roar­ing

ang­ry bil­lows

Every ov­er­whelm­ing tide

Thou canst check my dear

dear Sav­ior:

I will walk close by Thy side.