Onde Ele Guia

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Não sei o que me espera

Author: Mary G. Brainard; Translator: S. E. McNair
Tune: [I know not what awaits me]
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

1 Não sei o que me espera,
Deus não mo revelou;
A senda é nova para mim,
Mas com meu Guia vou;
E cada passo espero dar
Com Quem por mim penou.

Refrain:
Onde Ele guia, sigo,
E creio no Seu amor;
Se não enxergo o trilho além, (bis)
O vê meu Salvador.

2 Se eu só um passo vejo,
Mais não preciso ver;
Nem quero já nenhum farol,
Se a luz do céu tiver;
Mas sempre dessa luz de Deus
Aqui terei mister.

3 Feliz tal ignorância
Do meu caminho além!
É bem melhor eu não saber
As provações que vêm:
Se já não sei por onde irei,
De certo sei com Quem.

Source: Hinos e Cânticos: com música #346

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Author: Mary G. Brainard

Brainard, Mary G. The hymn "I know not what awaits me" (Confidence and Joy) in the Methodist Sunday School Hymn Book 1879; given sometimes as "I know not what shall befall me," is attributed to "Mary G. Brainerd." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

Translator: S. E. McNair

Stuart Edmund McNair (March 8, 1867 – January 10, 1959) was an English-born missionary and hymnist whose most significant work was carried out in Brazil. Born in Brighton, England, and raised in Croydon, McNair was influenced early in life by the biblical teaching of John Nelson Darby. Trained as a civil engineer, he devoted himself to Christian ministry. In 1891 he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, where he became involved in evangelical work and contributed to the development of the hymnal later known as Hinos e Cânticos. McNair arrived in Brazil in 1896 and engaged in extensive evangelistic and teaching ministry, particularly in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo. He traveled widely, established Bible Schoo… Go to person page >

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Não sei o que me espera
Title:	Onde Ele Guia
Author:	Mary G. Brainard
Translator:	S. E. McNair
Language:	Portuguese
Refrain First Line:	Onde Ele guia, sigo