English
He Leadeth Me
- Author
- Joseph Henry Gilmore
- Tune
- HE LEADETH ME
- Composer
- William B. Bradbury
- Copyright
- ✓ Public Domain Verified
Verse 1
He leadeth me: O blessed tho't! O words with heavenly comfort fraught! Whate'er I do, where'er I be, Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.
Refrain
He leadeth me, he leadeth me, By his own hand he leadeth me: His faithful follower I would be, For by his hand he leadeth me.
Verse 2
Sometimes 'mid scenes of deepest gloom, Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom, By waters calm, o'er troubled sea,— Still 'tis his hand that leadeth me.
Verse 3
Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine, Nor ever murmur nor repine; Content, whatever lot I see, Since 'tis my God that leadeth me.
Verse 4
And when my task on earth is done, When, by thy grace, the vict'ry's won, E'en death's cold wave I will not flee, Since God thro' Jordan leadeth me.
Public Domain Information
- Text
- Public Domain
- Tune
- Public Domain
- Verified
- October 3, 2026
- Verification sources
- The Army and Navy Hymnal (Public Domain Archive)
Public Domain status verified for the listed text/source.
Rights & Sources
- Text Rights
- Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 99, scan page 117 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/117). Credit as printed: Joseph H. Gilmore, 1859. Text author: Joseph Henry Gilmore (1834–1918; dates from Wikidata Q20671397, linked from the Wikisource author page). Published in the United States before 1931 and the author died more than 70 years ago (1918): public domain.
- Tune Rights
- Public Domain Tune He Leadeth Me by William B. Bradbury (1864), printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920). https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The+Army+and+Navy+Hymnal%2FHymns%2FHe+Leadeth+Me%2C+O+Blessed+Thought&oldid=13800117
- Translation Rights
- Not applicable (original-language text)
- Arrangement Rights
- No BibleSlide arrangement provided
- Recording Rights
- No recording provided
- Score / sheet music Rights
- No sheet music provided