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HEAVENLY Father! to Whose eye Future things unfolded lie; Through the desert where I stray, Let Thy counsels guide my way. |
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2 | Lead me not, for flesh is frail, Where the fiercest trials assail; Leave me not, in darkened hour, To withstand the tempter’s power. |
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3 | Lord, uphold me day by day; Shed a light upon my way; Guide me through perplexing snares; Care for me in all my cares. |
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4 | Should Thy wisdom, Lord, decree Trials long and sharp for me, Pain or sorrow, care or shame, Father, glorify Thy name. |
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5 | Let me neither faint nor fear, Knowing still that Thou art near; In the course my Saviour trod, Travelling home to Thee, my God! |
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Josiah Conder, 1789-1855 |