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SDA Hymnal 653

Lead Them, My God, to Thee

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1Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee,
These children dear of mine, Thou gavest me;
O, by Thy love divine, Lead them to Thee.

2When earth looks bright and fair, Festive and gay,
Let no deluding snare Lure them astray;
But from temptation's power, Lead them to Thee.

3Even for such little ones, Christ came a child,
And in this world of sin Lived undefiled.
O, for His sake, I pray, Lead them to Thee.

4Yea, though my faith be dim, I would be here
With now receive; O, take their young hearts now,
That Thou this Lead them to Thee.

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Scripture: Proverbs 22:6; Matthew 19:14

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The verse

Meter: 10.10.10
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 49% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABC

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Verse 1

Lead them, my God, to Thee, Lead them to Thee,/˘˘/˘//˘˘/10A

These children dear of mine, Thou gavest me;˘/˘/˘///˘˘10A

O, by Thy love divine, Lead them to Thee.˘˘//˘//˘˘/10A

Verse 2

When earth looks bright and fair, Festive and gay,////˘//˘˘/10A

Let no deluding snare Lure them astray;/˘˘/˘//˘˘/10A

But from temptation's power, Lead them to Thee.˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/11B

Verse 3

Even for such little ones, Christ came a child,/˘˘//˘///˘/11A

And in this world of sin Lived undefiled.˘˘˘/˘//????11B

O, for His sake, I pray, Lead them to Thee.˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/10C

Verse 4

Yea, though my faith be dim, I would be here//˘/˘/˘˘˘/10A

With now receive; O, take their young hearts now,˘/˘/˘/˘///10B

That Thou this Lead them to Thee.˘/˘/˘˘/7C

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