Hymns for Today ‎#50

50. A Guiding Hand I Clearly Trace

1 A guiding hand I clearly trace
Along my earthly way,
A Father’s hand, in pow’r and grace,
Upholding day by day;
And ever, as I onward go,
More bright the way appears,
Adown the shining pathway,—
The pathway of the years.

Chorus:
I do not ask to see,
It is enough for me
To know my Father leads,
And that His presence cheers;
My pathway He will trace,
And by His love and grace,
Will make a shining pathway,
A pathway thru the years.

2 ‘Tis good to know that I am led
By His almighty hand,
That ways which sometimes fill with dread
Are ways which love has planned;
That all that is is best for me,
In spite of doubts and fears,
Adown the shining pathway,—
The pathway of the years. [Chorus]

3 I will not ask that I may see
The path that lies before;
My Father’s hand is holding me,
Why should I ask for more?
I know His love and pow’r will make,
Thru mingled smiles and tears
For me a shining pathway,
A pathway thru the years. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: A guiding hand I clearly trace
• Title: A Guiding Hand I Clearly Trace
• Author: Geo. O. Webster
• Refrain First Line: I do not ask to see
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920

Tune Information

• Name: [A guiding hand I clearly trace]
• Composer: Louis LeSaint
• Incipit: 51176 65535 23435