SONG WRITER: Joseph Gilmore
MUSIC BY: William Bradbury
HYMN HISTORY:
On March 26, 1862, while the
American Civil War was raging throughout the country, Pastor Joseph Gilmore
stood to preach at the First Baptist Church in Philadelphia. He wanted
the people to turn their eyes off the war and look to Jesus and his text was
Psalm 23, the Shepherd's Psalm. Later that day, at the house of a friend
he could not get out of his mind the idea that God was leading us no matter
what the situation. He wrote out the words to the hymn, "He
Leadeth Me." Three years later while preaching at another church, he
opened their hymn book and found his words set to music. To his surprise,
his wife had sent the words to a Christian periodical and William Bathelder
Bradbury of Maine, set the words to music.
BIBLE VERSE:
Psalms 23:1-3
– “The
Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in
the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”
HYMN LYRICS:
He leadeth me! O blessed thought!
O words with heav'nly comfort frought!
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.
Lord, I would clasp Thy hand in mine,
Nor ever murmur not repine,
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since 'tis Thy hand that leadeth me!
Refrain:
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 through Jordan leadeth me!
Refrain:
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ReplyDeletei love this song "He Leadeth Me" so musch especially 3 And when my task on earth is done,
ReplyDeleteWhen, by Thy grace, the vict'ry's won,
E'en death's cold wave I will not flee,
Since God through Jordan leadeth me!.......Indeed it is God who Leads me
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ReplyDeleteMotivational piece indeed
ReplyDeleteI like this song in kinyarwanda language.
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He leadeth me when all hope is lost
ReplyDeleteThis song is a joy to my soul. Often times I wonder where is God! Then my heart will always sing, God is still leading me. Even in death cold wave God will be leading me to victory. Dear God, please continue to lead and guide me.
ReplyDeleteMy song every day
ReplyDeleteWhat a comfort to know He is always leading me. What a precious, tender and comforting thought!
ReplyDeleteIts a blessing to have the words of this song flood through one soul, when troubles, difficult and issues arises, its a blessed thought to know that God still leads by His own very Hands with Heavenly comfort.
ReplyDeleteI woke up singing this beautiful hymn this morning. It's been more than 40 years since I sang this song in church as a little girl. The song is beautiful and the words behind it even more so. So wonderful to know our Heavenly Father is still in charge and is constantly leading us as long as we hold His hand.
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