CHRISTIAN LIFE >> Guidance
SDAH 553
Shepherd of tender you,
Guiding in love and truth,
Through devious way;
Christ our triumphant King,
Text
1
Jesus, guide our way
To eternal day:
So shall we, no more delaying,
Follow Thee, Thy voice obeying:
Lead us by the hand
To our Father’s land.
2
When we danger meet
Steadfast make our feet;
Lord, preserve us uncomplaining
Mid the darkness round us reigning:
Through adversity lies our way to Thee.
3
Order all our way
Through the mortal day:
In our toil, with aid be near us:
In our need, with succor cheer us:
Till we safely stand
In our Father’s land.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Ps 48:14 (b) Ps 27:3 (c) Ps 27:11
Author
Nikolaus Zinzendorf (1700-1760)
Translator
Arthur T. Russell (1806-1874) and others
Hymn Tune
SEELENBRAUTIGAM
Metrical Number
5.5.8.8.5.5.
Composer
Adam Dreese (1620-1701)
Harmonized
Samuel S. Wesley (1810-1876)
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Notes
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After four months of surrendering to God through prayer and fasting, Nehemiah got the answer to his prayers and was able to strategize the logistics in order to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. The third stanza is truly appropriate in his situation in that Zinzendorf wrote,
Order all our way through the mortal day;
In our toil, with aid be near us:
In our need, with succor cheer us:
Til we safely stand in our Father’s land
Hymns Suggestions for “Nehemiah”, Oct 5-11, 2019, Lesson 2
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