Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Thus far the Lord has led me on (FL)

Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs

Date: 1853

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: A Campbell

First Line: Thus far the Lord has led me on

Topic: Evening Songs

Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>

Composer:

Meter: LM

Tune:

Hymn Number: Song 290

Page Number: 362, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

THUS far the Lord has led me on;

Thus far his pow'r prolongs my days;

And ev'ry ev'ning shall make known

Some fresh memorials of his grace.



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.



Thus, when the night of death shall come,

My flesh shall rest beneath the ground,

And wait thy voice to break my tomb,

With sweet salvation in the sound.