Scripture Verse

He will be our guide even to the end. Psalm 48:14

Introduction

Words: Tho­mas M. East­wood, in The Voice of Praise, ed­it­ed by J. Lin­coln Hall, Ir­vin H. Mack, C. Aus­tin Miles et al. (New York & Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1904), num­ber 9.

Music: Ban­da Ac­eh Her­bert J. La­cey (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Thomas Eastwood
(1848–1922)

Lyrics

O Father, when my trou­bled soul
Is tossed on stor­my seas,
When bil­lows roar, and tor­rents pour,
Come, Lord, and lead Thou me.

Refrain

Lead me when the bil­lows roar;
Lead me when the tor­rents pour;
Lead me on the stor­my sea;
Blessed Sav­ior, lead Thou me.

And when the night is drear and dark,
So that I ca­nnot see,
No gleam of star, no moon afar,
Come, Lord, and lead Thou me.

Refrain

When in the cheer­less wild­er­ness,
I far as­tray may be,
The path un­known, my­self alone,
Come Lord, and lead Thou me.

Refrain

O Father, lead me all the way,
And make my foot­steps free,
The way to go I nev­er know,
Come, Lord, and lead Thou me.

Refrain