To Thee, O God, Whose Guiding Hand

To Thee

O God

whose guid­ing hand

Our fa­thers led across the sea

And brought them to this bar­ren shore

Where they might free­ly wor­ship Thee—

To Thee

O God

whose arm sus­tained

Their foot­steps in this de­sert land

Where sick­ness lurked

and death as­sailed

And foes be­set on ev­ery hand—

To Thee

O God

we lift our eyes

To Thee our grate­ful voic­es raise

And

kneel­ing at Thy gra­cious throne

Devoutly join in hymns of praise.

Our fa­thers’ God

in­cline Thine ear

And list­en to our heart­felt pray­er;

Surround us with Thy heav’n­ly grace

And guard us with Thy con­stant care.

Our fa­thers’ God

in Thee we’ll trust

Sheltered by Thee from ev­ery harm;

We’ll fol­low where Thy hand shall guide

And lean on Thy sus­tain­ing arm.