Guide me, O thou great Jehovah

301 Cwm Rhondda. 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7.

1 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.

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 Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
   Be Thou still my Strength and Shield;
   Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.

3 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.
                         William Williams, v. 1
                         Peter Williams, vv. 2, 3
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition

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A grand hymn with a rousing tune. I recall singing it many times growing up. It's fairly popular, occurring in over 1100 hymnals. Interestingly, hymnary.org says that Peter Williams was the translator of the hymn, not the author of two of the verses.

Cyberhymnal inserts a verse after verse 2 and another one as a final verse:

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.

5. 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!

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