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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 653
Lead Them, My God, to Thee
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A Victorian-era parental intercession hymn closely patterned on 'Nearer, My God, to Thee,' petitioning God to guide one's children toward Him through life's joys and temptations. The third stanza grounds the prayer in Christ's own sinless childhood.
Verse 1
Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee,
These children dear of mine, Thou gavest me;
O, by Thy love divine, Lead them, my God, to Thee;
Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee.
Verse 2
When earth looks bright and fair, Festive and gay,
Let no delusive snare Lure them astray;
But from temptation's power, Lead them, my God, to Thee,
Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee.
Verse 3
E'en for such little ones, Christ came a child,
And in this world of sin Lived undefiled.
O, for His sake, I pray, Lead them, my God, to Thee,
Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee.
Verse 4
Yea, though my faith be dim, I would believe
That Thou this precious gift Wilt now receive;
O take their young hearts now, Lead them my God to Thee,
Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee.
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