Thou great instructor, lest I stray

Thou great instructor, lest I stray

Author: William Goode
Tune: WELTON (Malan)
Published in 39 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1.
Thou great Instructor, lest I stray,
Oh! teach my erring feet thy way:
Thy truth, with ever fresh delight,
Shall guide my doubtful steps aright.

2.
How oft my heart's affections yield,
And wander o'er the world's wide field,
My roving passions, Lord, reclaim,
Unite them all to fear thy name.

3.
Then, to my God, my heart and tongue,
With all their power, shall raise the song:
On earth thy glories I'll declare,
Till heaven the immortal notes shall hear.

The Southern Harmony

Author: William Goode

Goode, William, M.A., born in Buckingham, April 2, 1762, and received his early education, first in that town, and then under the care of the Rev. T. Bull, a Dissenting minister, at Newport Pagnel. Having a strong inclination for Holy Orders, he left the business in which he was engaged with his father, and, in 1780, entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1784, and M.A., 1787. On taking Holy Orders in 1786, he became curate of Abbots Langley, Herts; then of St. Ann's, Blackfriars, and subsequently rector of the latter parish, adding thereto one or two lectureships. He died April 15, 1816. Mr. Goode's interest in foreign mission work was very earnest, and took a practical turn in assisting to found the Church Missionary So… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Thou great instructor, lest I stray
Author: William Goode
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #580

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Carmina Sacra #78a

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d1034

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Church Psalmody #P86.2

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Church Psalmody #P86b

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d288

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Good-Will Songs #243

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #P86b

Melodies of the Church #d990

Psalmista #d242

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Psalms and Hymns #P86b

Sacred Lyrics #d147

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Selection of Hymns for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church #24

Songs of Pilgrimage, a Hymnal for the Churches of Christ, Part I #d240

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Songs of Pilgrimage #13

Templi Carmina #d254

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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #56

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The American Sabbath School Singing Book #127

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The American Vocalist #34b

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d407

The Carol #d121

The Christian Harmony #d351

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The Christian Melodist #T11

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The Christian Psalmist #P86b

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The Congregational Hymn Book #569

The Modern Psalmist #d314

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The New England Sabbath School Minstrel #116

The Olive Branch #d151

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The Palm #380c

The Psaltery #d274

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The Sabbath School Harp #42

The Sabbath School Lyre #d157

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The Sabbath School Lyre #6

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The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #153b

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