Be Thou My Guide

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Be Thou my Guide, dear Lord, I pray

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [Be Thou my Guide, dear Lord, I pray]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Be Thou my Guide, dear Lord, I pray,
Walk Thou beside me all the way;
Life’s rugged path will joyful be
If Thou but walk therein with me.

Refrain:
Be Thou my Guide where’er I stray;
Walk Thou beside me all the way, all the way;
Walk Thou beside me,
Walk Thou beside me,
Walk Thou beside me all the way, all the way.

2 Be Thou my Guide where’er I go,
Whate’er betide me here below;
Keep Thou my steps within the way
That leads me on to endless day. [Refrain]

3 Be Thou my Guide, my all in all,
My faithful friend whate’er befall;
I will not fear or troubled be
While Thou art near to comfort me. [Refrain]

Source: Triumphant Songs No.4 #17

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Author: Ida L. Reed

Ida Lilliard Reed (Smith), 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia. Died: July 8, 1951, Arden, West Virginia. Buried: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Arden, West Virginia. Reed is said to have written 2,000 hymns in her lifetime. In 1939, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized her "substantial contribution to American music" by awarding her a small "weekly bonus." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Be Thou my Guide, dear Lord, I pray
Title:	Be Thou My Guide
Author:	Ida L. Reed
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Be Thou my Guide wherever I stray
Copyright:	Public Domain