Father of light! con­duct my feet
Through life’s dark, dan­ger­ous road;
Let each ad­vanc­ing step still bring
Me near­er to my God.

Let Heav’n eyed pru­dence be my guide;
And when I go as­tray,
Recall my feet from fol­ly’s paths
To wis­dom’s bet­ter way.

Teach me in ev­ery va­ri­ous scene
To keep my end in sight;
And whilst I tread life’s ma­zy track,
Let wis­dom guide me right.

That hea­ven­ly wis­dom from above
Abundantly im­part;
And let it guard, and guide, and warm,
And pe­ne­trate my heart;

Till it shall lead me to Thy­self,
Fountain of bliss and love;
And all my dark­ness be dis­persed
In end­less light above.