The Christian — Guidance and Protection

Lord, thy children guide and keep

No. 768
Metre 7s. 6l.
Tune ROSEFIELD.
Words Anon.
Music Abraham H. C. Malan.
Key B-flat major
Singing key B♭ major
Time 4/4
4 stanzas

Words

Lord, thy children guide and keep,As with feeble steps they press,On the pathway rough and steep,Through this weary wilderness:Holy Jesus, day by dayLead us in the narrow way.

There are sandy wastes that lieCold and sunless, vast and drear,Where the feeble faint and die;—Grant us grace to persevere:Holy Jesus, day by dayLead us in the narrow way.

There are soft and flowery gladesDecked with golden-fruited trees,Sunny slopes and scented shades;Keep us, Lord, from slothful ease;Holy Jesus, day by dayLead us in the narrow way.

Upward still to purer hights,Onward yet to scenes more blest,Calmer regions, clearer lights,Till we reach the promised rest:Holy Jesus, day by dayLead us in the narrow way.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION.»; hymn number «768» (large), tune name «ROSEFIELD. 7s. 6l.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «ABRAHAM H. C. MALAN.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is set with the music: under system 1, after «1.», two lines in a brace — «Lord, thy chil-dren guide and keep, As with fee - ble steps they press,» (lines 1–2) above «On the path-way rough and steep, Through this wea - ry wil - der - ness:» (lines 3–4), sung to system 1 and its repeat; under system 2 «Ho - ly Je - sus, day by day Lead us in the nar - row way.» (lines 5–6). Stanza 1 is given below in verse order. Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text (stanza 2 and the first three lines of stanza 3 in the left column, the rest in the right column) under the italic reference line «244, 299.» (= the same words may be sung to the tunes of hymns 244 or 299), numbered «2», «3», «4» without periods (written «2.», «3.», «4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented, the closing couplet «Holy Jesus, day by day / Lead us in the narrow way.» indented further, as reproduced below (stanza 1 follows the same pattern). «Anon.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («die ;—», «shades ;», «ease ;», «persevere :», «rest :»); it is closed up here. Spelling («hights»), punctuation (the dash in «die;—») and capitals are the print's.