Hymn of the Month – June 2022: “Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah”

1. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
   Pilgrim through this barren land;
   I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
   Hold me with Thy pow’rful hand.
   Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
   Feed me till I want no more;
   Feed me till I want no more.
2. Open now the crystal fountain,
   Whence the healing stream doth flow;
   Let the fire and cloudy pillar
   Lead me all my journey through.
   Strong Deliv’rer, strong Deliv’rer,
   Be Thou still my Strength and Shield;
   Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Author: William Williams (1745)

Translator: Peter Williams (1771)