Scripture Verse

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:11

Introduction

Words: Sa­die Car­ney, in Crown of Gold, ed­it­ed by Will­iam T. Gif­fe & Frank M. Da­vis (Lo­gans­port, In­di­ana: Home Mu­sic, 1892), num­ber 23.

Music: Ath­er­ton, Mi­lo W. Ne­ther­cutt, 1892 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Car­ney (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Milo W. Nethercutt
(1859–1935)

Lyrics

Blessèd Sav­ior, lead us gent­ly
Thro’ the rug­ged paths of life;
Lead us thro’ the vale of sha­dows,
From this world of sin and strife.
Lead us, Je­sus, thro’ the sha­dows
To that bright eter­nal life;
Lead us thro’ the vale of sha­dows,
From this world of sin and strife.

Blessèd Sav­ior, meek and low­ly,
Thou art ev­er good and true;
Lead us to that world of glo­ry,
To that home be­yond the blue.
Lead us, Je­sus, thro’ the sha­dows
To that home for­ev­er new;
Lead us to that world of glo­ry,
To that home be­yond the blue.

Blessèd Sav­ior, thou art will­ing
To for­give us all our wrong;
Lead us to that bless­èd king­dom,
To that home where an­gels throng.
Lead us, Je­sus, thro’ the sha­dows
Lead us, Lord, ’twill not be long;
Lead us to that bless­èd king­dom
To that home where an­gels throng.

Lead us gent­ly thro’ the sha­dows,
Thro’ this world of toil and strife;
Lead us to that world of sun­shine
And an ev­er­last­ing life.
Lead us, Je­sus, thro’ the sha­dows
To that bright eter­nal life;
Lead us to that world of sun­shine
And an ever­last­ing life.