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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
4  Should Thy wisdom, Lord, decree
Trials long and sharp for me,
Pain or sorrow, care or shame,
Father, glorify Thy name.
 
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!
 
Josiah Conder, 1789-1855