Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Guidance and Protection

Make duty plain, O Lord

  • No. 765
  • Words F. E. Belden.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Make duty plain, O Lord,Thy will we seek to know;O grant thy Spirit with thy word,To guide our steps below.

2

May feeling hearts be ours,And tender conscience, too;Awaken all our slumbering powersThy righteous will to do.

3

Help us thy truth to love,And while we love, obey;Be thou our counsel from above,Show us thy will and way.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «765» (large) with the reference line «810, 558, 1040.» in bold italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 810, 558 or 1040); the hymn stands in the lower half of the right column of p. 248, below hymn 764, and ends at the foot of that column with «F. E. Belden.» in italics. Three stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without a full stop (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book). The first word «MAKE» is set in capitals and small capitals. In stanza 3, line 3 the «o» of «counsel» carries a diagonal stroke below its right side (a blemish or a wrong sort; the letter is read «o» — see uncertainties.md). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6, like the tunes of the reference line).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Guidance and Protection · No. 765 · printed page 248
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02