Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: Oh Lord, Thy perfect word Lyrics:
1 Oh Lord, Thy perfect word
Directs our steps aright,
Nor can all other books afford
Such profit or delight.
2 Celestial beams it sheds,
To cheer this vale below;
To distant lands its glory spreads,
And streams of mercy flow.
3 True wisdom it imparts,
Commands our hope and fear,
Oh, may we hide it in our hearts,
And feel its influence there.
Used With Tune: SIERRA NEVADA Text Sources: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
Oh Lord, Thy Perfect Word