SDA Hymnal 553
Jesus, Guide Our Way
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1Jesus, guide our way
To eternal day;
So, shall we, no more delaying,
Follow Thee, Thy voice obeying;
Lead us by the hand
To our Father's land.
2When we danger meet
Steadfast make our feet;
Lord, preserve us uncomplaining
Mid the darkness round us reigning;
Through adversity
To our Father's land.
3Order all our way
Through the mortal day;
In our toil, with aid be near us;
In our need, with succor cheer us;
Till we safely stand
In our Father's land.
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Verse 1
Jesus, guide our way/˘//˘/6A
To eternal day;˘˘/˘/5A
So, shall we, no more delaying,˘˘˘˘/˘/˘8B
Follow Thee, Thy voice obeying;/˘///˘/˘8B
Lead us by the hand/˘˘˘/5C
To our Father's land.˘/˘/˘/6C
Verse 2
When we danger meet/˘/˘/5A
Steadfast make our feet;////˘/6A
Lord, preserve us uncomplaining/˘/˘????8B
Mid the darkness round us reigning;/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Through adversity/˘/˘/5D
To our Father's land.˘/˘/˘/6E
Verse 3
Order all our way/˘//˘/6A
Through the mortal day;/˘/˘/5A
In our toil, with aid be near us;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9B
In our need, with succor cheer us;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9B
Till we safely stand/˘/˘/5C
In our Father's land.˘/˘/˘/6C
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.