Lead Us, Heavenly Father (Edmeston)

Lead us

heav’n­ly Fa­ther

lead us

O’er the world’s tem­pes­tu­ous sea;

Guard us

guide us

keep us

feed us

For we have no help but Thee;

Yet pos­ses­sing ev­ery bless­ing

If our God our Fa­ther be.

Savior

breathe for­give­ness o’er us;

All our weak­ness Thou dost know;

Thou didst tread this earth be­fore us

Thou didst feel its keen­est woe;

Lone and drea­ry

faint and wea­ry

Through the de­sert Thou didst go.

Spirit of our God

des­cend­ing

Fill our hearts with heav’n­ly joy

Love with ev­ery pas­sion blend­ing

Pleasure that can nev­er cloy;

Thus pro­vid­ed

par­doned

guid­ed

Nothing can our peace de­stroy.