Hymntime. their version contains six verses, which is more verses than my familiar three. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah is a well-known song for me.
Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah is sometimes sung with the first line of Guide Me, O My great redeemer. I don’t know if this is updated language or an original alteration. Written by William Willams from Wales, he died on the same farm he grew up on. A wanna-be doctor who became a preacher. He wrote around 20 hymns.
Lyrics
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of Heaven, Bread of Heaven,
Feed me till I want no more;
Feed me till I want no more.
Feed me with the heavenly manna,
In this barren wilderness;
Be my sword, and shield, and banner—
Be my robe of righteousness.
Fight and conquer, fight and conquer
All my foes by sovereign grace,
All my foes by sovereign grace.*
Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through.
Strong deliverer, strong deliverer,
Be Thou still my strength and shield;
Be Thou still my strength and shield.
Lord, I trust Thy mighty power,
Wondrous are Thy works of old;
Thou deliver’st Thine from thralldom,
Who for naught themselves had sold:
Thou didst conquer, Thou didst conquer,
Sin, and Satan and the grave,
Sin, and Satan and the grave.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of deaths, and hell’s destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to Thee;
I will ever give to Thee.
Musing on my habitation,
Musing on my heav’nly home,
Fills my soul with holy longings:
Come, my Jesus, quickly come;
Vanity is all I see;
Lord, I long to be with Thee!
Lord, I long to be with Thee!
This is a tune I am not familiar with but I love listening to men sing. I hope you do too! 🙂
I really like this song. I am familiar with both of these tunes, though the second one is the melody that we use most often in our worship. Very good hymn!
I know, I really like this song and was shocked I hadn’t talked about it sooner. 🙂