Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

Words and music by William Williams & John Hughes · 1745

Key of G · 84 BPM · 4/4 · Providence,Trust · Exodus 13:21

Verse 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, feed me till I want no more.

Verse 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 Deliv'rer, strong Deliv'rer, Be
Thou still my Strength and Shield; Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.

Verse 3

Lord, I trust Thy mighty power, Wondrous are Thy works
of old; Thou deliver'st Thine from thralldom, Who for naught themselves had sold:
Thou didst conquer, Thou didst
conquer, Sin, and Satan and the grave, Sin, and Satan and the grave.

Verse 4

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

Verse 5

Musing on my habitation, Musing on my heav'nly home, Fills
my soul with holy longings: Come, my Jesus, quickly come; Vanity is
all I see; Lord, I
long to be with Thee! Lord, I long to be with Thee!

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