He Leadeth Me
Words and music by Joseph Gilmore & William Bradbury · 1862
Key of D · 84 BPM · 4/4 · Trust,Provision · Psalm 23:2
Verse 1
He leadeth me! O blessed thought, O words with heavenly comfort fraught;
whate'er I do, where'er I be, still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.
Chorus
He leadeth me, he leadeth me, by his own hand he leadeth me;
his faithful follower I would be, for by his hand he leadeth me.
Verse 2
Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom, Sometimes where Eden's
bowers bloom, By waters still, ov'r troubled sea, Still
'tis His hand
that leadeth me. He leadeth me, He leadeth
me, By His own hand
He leadeth me; His faithful follow'r I would
be, For by His hand
He leadeth me.
Verse 3
Lord, I would place my hand in Thine, Nor ever murmur
nor repine; Content, whatever lot I see, Since
'tis my God
that leadeth me. He leadeth me, He leadeth
me, By His own hand
He leadeth me; His faithful follow'r I would
be, For by His hand
He leadeth me.
Verse 4
And when my task on earth is done, When by
Thy grace the
vict'ry's won, E'en death's cold wave I will not flee, Since
God through Jordan
leadeth me. He leadeth me, He leadeth
me, By His own hand
He leadeth me; His faithful follow'r I would
be, For by His hand
He leadeth me.
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