GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH
(Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer)
"By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud...and by night
in a pillar of fire." Exodus 13:21
Words: William Williams, Halleluiah (Bristol, England, 1745).
Translated from Welsh to English by Peter Williams, Hymns on Various
Subjects (Carmarthen, Wales: 1771); William Williams published another
English translation in Lady Huntington's Collection, circa 1772.
Music: "Cwm Rhondda," John Hughes, 1907.
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
[ or Guide me, O Thou great Redeemer...]
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.
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.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death 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.