859 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (alto)

Hymn 859 from the Liturgy for the use of The General Church of the New Jerusalem (2005).
version: alto learning track
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
the "Ode to Joy" from the fourth movement of his Symphony No. 9 (1824).
Words are by William Williams (1745)
translated from Welsh by Peter Williams:
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak but Thou art mighty; hold me with Thy pow'rful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven feed me now and evermore.
Open, Lord, the crystal fountain, whence the living waters flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar guide me all my journey through;
Strong Deliv'rer, Strong Deliv'rer, be Thou still my strength and shield.
When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside;
Bear me through the swelling current, land me safe on Canaan's side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises I will ever give to Thee.
alto - Robin Bier
keyboard - Robin Bier
recorded and mixed by Keith Genzlinger
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