He will be our guide even to the end.
Psalm 48:14
Words: William N. Evans, in The Shining River, edited by Henry Perkins & William O. Perkins (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson, 1875), number 39.
Music: Wood River Arthur Baker, 1875 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Evans or Baker (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
As wand’ring on life’s journey
Our duty to fulfill,
We meet with disappointments,
Be God our helper still;
Then, though we feel discouraged,
Hope still will point the way
Through scenes of toil and darkness
To everlasting day.
O Father! lead us onward,
And be our journey blest,
Till, all our labors ended,
We come to Thee for rest;
And hope shall fill our bosoms,
Till, standing near the throne,
We hear the blessèd sentence,
Thou child of God, well done!