Take Thou my hand, and lead me—choose Thou my way!
Not as I will, O Fa­ther, teach me to say.
What though the storms may ga­ther, Thou know­est best;
Safe in Thy ho­ly keep­ing, there would I rest.

Take Thou my hand, and lead me—Lord, I am Thine!
Fill with Thy Ho­ly Spi­rit this heart of mine;
Then in the hour of tri­al, strong shall I be—
Ready to do or suf­fer, dear Lord, for Thee.

Take Thou my hand, and lead me—Lord, as I go;
Into Thy per­fect image help me to grow.
Still in Thine own pa­vil­ion shel­ter Thou me;
Keep me, O Fa­ther, keep me, close, close to Thee.