Author: Joseph H. Gilmore, 1834-1918 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 1,270 hymnals Topics: Provision and Deliverance First Line: He leadeth me! O blessed thought! Refrain First Line: He leadeth me, he leadeth me Lyrics: 1 He leadeth me! O blessed thought!
O words with heav’nly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be,
Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me.
Refrain:
He leadeth me, He leadeth me,
By His own hand He leadeth me;
His faithful foll’wer I would be,
For by His hand He leadeth me.
2 Sometimes ’mid scenes of deepest gloom,
Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom,
By waters still, o’er troubled sea,
Still ’tis His hand that leadeth me! [Refrain]
3 Lord, I would clasp Thy hand in mine,
Nor ever murmur nor repine;
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since ’tis my God that leadeth me! [Refrain]
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 thru Jordan leadeth me. [Refrain]
Amen. Scripture: Exodus 15:13 Used With Tune: HE LEADETH ME
He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought