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GUIDANCE (Macfarren)

GUIDANCE (Macfarren)

Composer: George A. Macfarren
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: George A. Macfarren

George Alexander Macfarren, Mus. Doc.; b. London, 1813; d. London, 1887 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: GUIDANCE (Macfarren)
Composer: George A. Macfarren
Incipit: 12345 67765 15543
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Lord, Thy children guide and keep

Lord, Thy children guide and keep,
As with feeble steps they press
On the pathway rough and steep
Through the weary wilderness.
Holy Jesus, day by day,
Lead us in the narrow way.

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