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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 128 · Words: Joseph H. Gilmore · Tune: HE LEADETH ME
He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by Joseph H. Gilmore in 1862 after preaching on Psalm 23, this hymn celebrates God's constant guidance through every circumstance of life. Set to music by William B. Bradbury in 1864, it became one of the most beloved hymns in Protestant worship.
Verse 1
He leadeth me:
O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly
comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do,
where’er I be,
still ’tis God’s hand
that leadeth me.
Refrain
He leadeth me,
he leadeth me,
by his own hand
he leadeth me;
his faithful follower
I would be,
for by his hand
he leadeth me.
Verse 2
Sometimes mid scenes
of deepest gloom,
sometimes where
Eden’s bowers bloom,
by waters still,
o’er troubled sea,
still ’tis his hand
that leadeth me.
Refrain
He leadeth me,
he leadeth me,
by his own hand
he leadeth me;
his faithful follower
I would be,
for by his hand
he leadeth me.
Verse 3
Lord, I would place
my hand in thine,
nor ever murmur
nor repine;
content, whatever
lot I see,
since ’tis my God
that leadeth me.
Refrain
He leadeth me,
he leadeth me,
by his own hand
he leadeth me;
his faithful follower
I would be,
for by his hand
he leadeth me.
Verse 4
And when my task
on earth is done,
when by thy grace
the victory’s won,
e’en death’s cold wave
I will not flee,
since God through Jordan
leadeth me.
Refrain
He leadeth me,
he leadeth me,
by his own hand
he leadeth me;
his faithful follower
I would be,
for by his hand
he leadeth me.
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