247. Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
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Dulce Carmen:
An Essay on the Church Plain Chant, 1782
James Edmeston, 1821
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us O'er the world's tempestuous sea; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, For we have no help but thee; Yet possessing Every blessing, If our God our Father be. | 225 Savior, breathe forgiveness o'er us, All our weakness thou dost know; Thou didst tread this earth before us; Thou didst feel its keenest woe; Lone and dreary, Faint and weary, Through the desert thou didst go. | Spirit of our God, descending, Fill our hearts with heavenly joy; Love with every passion blending, Pleasure that can never cloy: Thus provided, Pardoned, guided, Nothing can our peace destroy. | |