September 3, 2021 (Friday)
This hymn is sung in English and Welsh to the tune ‘Cwm Rhondda’ by the choirs and congregation of Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church, Cardiff. The hymn and tune are often called ‘Bread of Heaven’ due to a line in the hymn. Often used as the informal anthem of Wales.
This grand old hymn emphasizes God’s great power and our weakness as we journey through this life as pilgrims. We are totally dependent upon our great God. We pray with the song, “Bread of Heaven, Bread of Heaven, feed me till I want no more.”
GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH
Words, William Williams, pub.1745
tr. by Peter Williams, pub.1771
Music, John Hughes, 1907
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more;
Feed me till I want no more.
Open now the crystal fountain,
Where the living waters flow;
Let the river of salvation,
Follow all the desert through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield;
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.
Lord, I trust Thy mighty power,
Wondrous are Thy works of old;
Thou deliver’st Thine from thraldom,
Who for nought themselves had sold:
Thou didst conquer, Thou didst conquer,
Sin, and Satan and the grave,
Sin, and Satan and the grave.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death and hell’s destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to Thee;
I will ever give to Thee.
Musing on my habitation,
Musing on my heav’nly home,
Fills my soul with holy longings:
Come, my Jesus, quickly come;
Vanity is all I see;
Lord, I long to be with Thee!
Lord, I long to be with Thee!