O Star of Truth, Down-Shining

O Star of truth

down-shin­ing

Thro’ clouds of doubt and fear

I ask but ’neath Thy guid­ance

My path­way may ap­pear.

However long the jour­ney

How hard so­e’er it be

Though I be lone and wea­ry

Lead on

I’ll fol­low Thee.

I know Thy bless­èd ra­di­ance

Can nev­er lead as­tray

However an­cient cus­tom

May tread some oth­er way.

E’en if through un­trod de­serts

Or ov­er track­less sea

Though I be lone and wea­ry

Lead on

I’ll fol­low Thee.

The bleed­ing feet of mar­tyrs

Thy toil­some road have trod;

But fires of hu­man pas­sion

May light the way to God.

Then to my high al­le­giance

I must not faith­less be:

Thro’ life or death

for­ev­er

My Lord

I’ll fol­low Thee.