Songs

Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us

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1	Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
	O’er the world’s tempestuous sea;
	Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
	For we have no help but Thee;
	Yet possessing every blessing
	If our God our Father be.
	
2	Savior, breathe forgiveness o’er us;
	All our weakness Thou dost know;
	Thou didst tread this earth before us,
	Thou didst feel its keenest woe;
	Lone and dreary, faint and weary,
	Through the desert Thou didst go.
	
3	Spirit of our God, descending,
	Fill our hearts with heavenly joy,
	Love with every passion blending,
	Pleasure that can never cloy;
	Thus provided, pardoned, guided,
	Nothing can our peace destroy.

					James Edmeston