Leader of Faithful Souls

Leader of faith­ful souls

and guide

Of all who tra­vel to the sky

Come

and with us

ev­en us

abide

Who would on Thee alone re­ly;

On Thee alone our spir­its stay

While held in life’s un­ev­en sway.

We’ve no ab­id­ing ci­ty here

But seek a ci­ty out of sight;

Thither our stea­dy course we steer

Aspiring to the plains of light

Jerusalem

the saints’ ab­ode

Whose found­er is the liv­ing God.

Through Thee

who all our sins hast borne

Freely and gra­cious­ly for­giv­en

With songs to Zi­on we re­turn

Contending for our na­tive heav­en

That pal­ace of our glo­ri­ous king

We find it near­er while we sing.

Raised by the breath of love di­vine

We urge our way with strength re­newed

The Church of the first-born to join

We tra­vel to the mount of God;

With joy up­on our heads arise

And meet our cap­tain in the skies.