Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Thus far the Lord hath led me on
Topic: Evening
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 281
Page Number: 306, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThus far the Lord hath led me on,
Thus far his pow'r prolongs my days,
And ev'ry evening shall make known,
Some fresh memorial of his grace.
Much of my time has run to waste,
And I perhaps am near my home,
But he forgives my follies past,
He gives me strength for time to come.
I lay my body down to sleep,
Peace is the pillow for my head;
While well appointed angels keep
Their watchful stations round my bed.
In vain the sons of earth and hell,
Tell me a thousand frightful things;
My God in safety makes me dwell,
Beneath the shadow of his wings.
Faith in his name forbids my fear;
O may thy presence ne'er depart;
And in the morning make me hear
The loving kindness of thy heart.
Thus, when the night of death shall come,
My flesh shall rest beneath the ground;
And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb,
With sweet salvation in the sound.