Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Lord lead the way the Saviour went
Topic: Christian Benevolence
Writer: W Croswell
Composer: Hugh Wilson
Meter: CM
Tune: Avon
Hymn Number: 246
Page Number: 082, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLORD, lead the way the Saviour went,
By lane and cell obscure,
And let love's treasures still be spent,
Like his, upon the poor.
Like him, through scenes of deep distress,
Who bore the world's sad weight,
We, in their crowded loneliness,
Would seek the desolate.
For thou hast placed us side by side
In this wide world of ill;
And that thy followers may be tried,
The poor are with us still.
Mean are all offerings we can make;
Yet thou hast taught us, Lord,
If given for the Saviour's sake.
They lose not their reward.