Words: , in Sun­shine for Sun­day Schools, 1873.

Music: .

This well-known hymn was writ­ten by Mr. Na­than­i­el Niles, a re­si­dent of Mor­ris­town, N. J., and at that time a law­yer in New York Ci­ty…The vers­es were com­posed on the mar­gin of a news­pa­per in the rail­way car one morn­ing while on his way to bus­i­ness. The tune was writ­ten by P. P. Bliss, and pub­lished in his Gos­pel Songs in 1874, and lat­er fur­nished by him for Gos­pel Hymns. I soon af­ter­ward pub­lished it in Sac­red Songs and So­los, in Eng­land, where it be­came one of the most use­ful hymns in con­nect­ion with our meet­ings. Mr. Moo­dy oft­en re­quest­ed it to be sung in con­nect­ion with his lec­tures on “The Pre­cious Prom­is­es.”

Precious promise God has given
To the weary passerby,
On the way from earth to Heaven,
“I will guide thee with Mine eye.”

Refrain

I will guide thee, I will guide thee,
I will guide thee with Mine eye
On the way from earth to Heaven,
I will guide thee with Mine eye.

When temptations almost win thee
And thy trusted watchers fly,
Let this promise ring within thee,
“I will guide thee with Mine eye.”

Refrain

When thy secret hopes have perished
In the grave of years gone by,
Let this promise still be cherished,
“I will guide thee with Mine eye.”

Refrain

When the shades of life are falling
And the hour has come to die,
Hear thy trusty Pilot calling,
“I will guide thee with Mine eye.”

Refrain