Author: Thomas W. Higginson Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 42 hymnals Matching Instances: 42 Lyrics: 1. To Thine eternal arms, O God,
Take us, Thine erring children, in;
From dangerous paths too boldly trod,
From wandering thoughts and dreams of sin.
2. Those arms were round our childhood’s ways,
A guard through helpless years to be;
O leave not our maturer days!
We still are helpless without Thee.
3. We trusted hope and pride and strength;
Our strength proved false, our pride was vain;
Our dreams have faded all at length—
We come to Thee, O Lord, again!
4. A guide to trembling steps yet be!
Give us of Thine eternal power!
So shall our paths all lead to Thee,
And life still smile, like childhood’s hour. Used With Tune: FEDERAL STREET Text Sources: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion, by Samuel Longfellow & Samuel Johnson, 1846
To Thine Eternal Arms, O God