Guide me, O thou great Redeemer

Words by W. Wiliams (1717–91)
Translation by P. and W. Williams
Tune "Cwm Rhondda" by John Hughes (1873–1932) play

Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with thy powerful hand:
Bread of heaven,
Feed me now and evermore.

Open now the crystal fountain
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fiery cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through:
Strong deliverer,
Be thou still me 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 and praises
I will ever give to thee.

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Ref: AMNS 214