Remembering All the Way the Lord Has Led Him

Verse 1

Thus far my God has led me on, And made his truth and mercy known; My hopes and fears alternate rise, And comforts mingle with my sighs.

Verse 2

[Through this wide wilderness I roam, Far distant from my blissful home; Lord, let thy presence be my stay, And guard me in this dangerous way.]

Verse 3

[Temptations everywhere annoy, And sins and snares oft make me sigh; My earthly joys are from me torn, And oft an absent God I mourn.]

Verse 4

My soul, with various tempests tossed, Her hopes o’erturned, her projects crossed, Sees every day new straits attend, And wonders where the scene will end.

Verse 5

Is this, dear Lord, that thorny road Which leads us to the mount of God? Are these the toils thy people know, While in this wilderness below?

Verse 6

’Tis even so; thy faithful love Does all thy children’s graces prove; ’Tis thus our pride and self must fall That Jesus may be all in all.