861. Christ Be My Leader
1 Christ be my leader by night as by day;
Safe through the darkness, for He is the way.
Gladly I follow, my future His care,
Darkness is daylight when Jesus is there.
2 Christ be my teacher in age as in youth,
Drifting or doubting, for He is the truth.
Grant me to trust Him; though shifting as sand,
Doubt cannot daunt me; in Jesus I stand.
3 Christ be my Saviour in calm as in strife;
Death cannot hold me, for He is the Life.
Nor darkness nor doubting nor sin and its stain
Can touch my salvation: with Jesus I reign.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Christ be my Leader by night as by day |
| Title: | Christ Be My Leader |
| Author: | Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Meter: | Irregular meter |
| Scripture: | John 8:12; John 1:4; John 1:14; John 1:17; John 14:6 |
| Topic: | Christian Home and Education; Christian Education |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | © 1964, renewed 1992 Hope Publishing Co. |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | SLANE |
| Meter: | Irregular meter |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | Lutheran Service Book, 2006 (Setting) |
| Copyright: | Setting © 2006 Concordia Publishing House |
