Lead

Lead us,
us, heav’nly
heav’nly Father,
Father, lead
lead us 
us 
o'er
o'er the
the world's
world's tempestuous
tempestuous sea; 
sea; 
guard
guard us,
us, guide
guide us, us, keep
keep us,
us, feed
feed us, 
us, 
for we have no help but
for we have no help but thee; thee; 
yet
yet possessing
possessing everyevery blessing, 
blessing, 
ifif our
our God
God our
our Father
Father be.
be.
Saviour,
Saviour, breathe
breathe forgiveness
forgiveness o'er
o'er us; 
us; 
all our weakness thou dost
all our weakness thou dost know;  know; 
thou
thou didst
didst tread
tread this
this earth
earth before
before us; 
us; 
thou
thou didst
didst feel
feel its
its keenest
keenest woe; 
woe; 
lone
lone and
and dreary,
dreary, faint
faint and
and weary,
weary,
through
through the desert thou didst go.
the desert thou didst go.
 Spirit
Spirit of
of our
our God,
God, descending, 
descending, 
fill
fill our
our hearts
hearts with
with heav’nly
heav’nly joy; 
joy; 
love
love with
with ev’ry
ev’ry passion
passion blending 
blending 
pleasure
pleasure that
that can
can never
never cloy; 
cloy; 
thus
thus provided,
provided, pardoned,
pardoned, guided, 
guided, 
nothing
nothing cancan our
our peace
peace destroy.
destroy.