The Cyber Hymnal ‎#671

671. Be Thou My Guardian and My Guide

1. Be Thou my guardian and my guide;
And hear me when I call;
Let not my slippery footsteps slide,
And hold me lest I fall.

2. The world, the flesh, and Satan dwell
Around the path I tread;
O, save me from the snares of hell,
Thou quickener of the dead.

3. And if I tempted am to sin,
And outward things are strong,
Do Thou, O Lord, keep watch within,
And save my soul from wrong.

4. Still let me ever watch and pray,
And feel that I am frail;
that if the tempter cross my way,
Yet he may not prevail.

Text Information

• First Line: Be Thou my guardian and my guide
• Title: Be Thou My Guardian and My Guide
• Author: Isaac Williams (1842)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns on the Catechism, 1842
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ABRIDGE
• Composer: Isaac Smith (1770)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 15117 65433 23655
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain