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Hymn Text
TextsSend out Thy light and Thy truth, let them lead me

Title:Send Out Thy Light and Thy Truth
Meter:11.10.11.10.10.10
Language:English
Refrain First Line:Send out your light and your truth
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Full hymn text Information about this text

1 Send out your light and your truth, let them lead me;
O let them bring me to your holy hill.
Send out your light and your truth, let them lead me;
O let them bring me to your holy hill.

2 Lead me, O LORD, in the way everlasting;
O lead and guide me to your holy hill.
Lead me, O LORD, in the way everlasting;
O lead and guide me to your holy hill.

Scripture References:
st. 1 = Ps. 43:3
st. 2 = Ps. 139:24b

The text for this prayer for divine guidance is a composite of Psalm 43:3 and Psalm 139:24b. The versification (altered) is from the 1912 Psalter. For further commentary on these psalms see PHH 42, 43, and 139.

Liturgical Use:
As a sung prayer for illumination before the reading and exposition of Scripture, especially for Epiphany; many other occasions in Christian worship.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook