If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me.
Psalm 139:9–10
Words: James M. Dungan, in Make His Praise Glorious (Chicago, Illinois: Edwin O. Excell, 1898), number 141. Some sources give the author as James Duncan.
Music: Darak James M. Dungan (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Dungan (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Jesus, Thy strength we need,
Sowing Thy precious seed;
In thought, or word, or deed,
Oh, lead us by the hand.
May we this hour be led
In righteous paths we tread;
And by Thy manna fed,
Oh, lead us by the hand.
As this brief fleeting day
Passes so swift away,
May we from Thee not stray,
Oh, lead us by the hand.
And when the hour draws nigh,
When death shall dim our eye,
Take us to Thee on high,
Oh, lead us by the hand.