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Believers Hymn Book · No. 254 · Words: Thomas Kelly · Tune: Mannheim
Saviour, through the desert lead us!
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A hymn by Irish writer Thomas Kelly drawing on the Exodus narrative, picturing Christ as the guide and deliverer leading his people through the wilderness of life. It calls believers to trust in Christ's presence as the source of courage and strength against every foe.
Verse 1
Saviour, through the desert lead us!
Without Thee we cannot go;
Thou from cruel chains hast freed us,
Thou hast laid the tyrant low;
Let Thy presence
Cheer us all our journey through.
Verse 2
What a price Thy love has bought us;
Saviour, what a love is Thine!
Hitherto Thy power has brought us,
Power and love in Thee combine:
Lord of Glory,
Ever on Thy household shine.
Verse 3
Through a desert, waste and cheerless,
Though our destined journey lie,
Rendered by Thy presence fearless
We may every foe defy:
Nought shall move us
While we see Thee, Saviour, nigh.
Verse 4
When we halt, no track discovering,
Fearful lest we go astray,
O'er our path Thy pillar hovering,
Fire by night, and cloud by day,
Shall direct us
That we may not miss our way.
Verse 5
When we hunger Thou wilt feed us;
Manna shall our camp surround;
Faint and thirsty, Thou wilt head us,
Streams shall from the rock abound:
Happy people!
What a Saviour we have found!
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