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Text:Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
Author:Rev. William Williams
Translator (stanza 1):Rev. Peter Williams
Translator (stanzas 2, 3):Rev. William Williams
Tune:DISMISSAL
Composer:William L. Viner

104a. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah

1 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more.

2 Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through;
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.

3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan's side;
Songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever give to Thee.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
Author: Rev. William Williams (1745)
Translator (stanza 1): Rev. Peter Williams (1771)
Translator (stanzas 2, 3): Rev. William Williams (c. 1771)
Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: God the Father: His Abiding Presence; God: Guidance, His; God: Presence, His Abiding (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: DISMISSAL
Composer: William L. Viner (1845)
Meter: 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.
Key: A Major



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