O how kind­ly hast Thou led me,
Heav’nly Fa­ther, day by day;
Found my dwell­ing, clothed and fed me,
Furnished friends to cheer my way!
Didst Thou bless me, didst Thou chast­en,
With Thy smile or with Thy rod,
’Twas that still my step might hast­en
Homeward, heav’n­ward, to my God.

O how slow­ly have I oft­en
Followed where Thy hand would draw!
How Thy kind­ness failed to soft­en!
How Thy chast­en­ing failed to awe!
Make me for Thy rest more rea­dy,
As Thy path is long­er trod;
Keep me in Thy friend­ship stea­dy,
Till Thou call me home, my God.