O Take My Hand, Dear Father

O take my hand

dear Fa­ther

and lead Thou me

Till at my jour­ney’s end­ing I dwell with Thee.

Alone I can­not wan­der one sin­gle day

So do Thou guide my foot­steps on life’s rough way.

O cov­er with Thy mer­cy my poor

weak heart

Lest I in joy or sor­row from Thee depart.

Permit Thy child to lin­ger here at Thy feet

Thy good­ness blind­ly trust­ing with faith com­plete.

Though oft Thy pow­er but faint­ly may stir my soul

With Thee

my Light in dark­ness

I reach the goal.

Take then my hand

dear Fa­ther

and lead Thou me

Till at my jour­ney’s end­ing I dwell with Thee.