He will be our guide even to the end.
Psalm 48:14
Words: Pearl Hatchett, in Song-Land Messenger No. 2, by Anthony J. Showalter, John S. Hendricks et al. (Dallas, Texas & Dalton, Georgia: Showalter-Lincoln & A. J. Showalter, 1898), number 256.
Music: Margalla Hills J. E. Nunn (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Nunn’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him or Hatchett (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Father, guide me, lest I fall,
Fear and darkness doth appall;
Ever, ever guide my feet,
Till I reach Thy refuge sweet.
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Father, guide me, ever guide me,
Lead me lest from Thee I stray;
Father, guide me, lead and guide me,
Father, guide me all the way.
Father, ever guide my hands,
Let them do Thine own commands;
May they ever do Thy will,
Duty ever to fulfill;
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Father, ever guide my voice,
Let Thy praise e’er be its choice;
Keep it ever pure for me,
Let it sing Thy grace so free.
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Father, guide them all my life;
Guide me through all care and strife;
Guide me with thine own dear hand,
Till I reach the better land.
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