Words & Music: , 1880. Davis wrote this song in August 1880, on a steamer in Chesapeake Bay, bound for Baltimore, Maryland. It was published in Bright Gems, compiled by S. B. Ellenberger, 1881.
Savior, lead me, lest I stray,
Gently lead me all the way;
I am safe when by Thy side,
I would in Thy love abide.
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Lead me, lead me, Savior, lead me lest I stray;
Gently down the stream of time,
Lead me, Savior, all the way.
Thou the refuge of my soul
When life’s stormy billows roll;
I am safe when Thou art nigh,
All my hopes on Thee rely.
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Savior, lead me, then at last,
When the storm of life is past,
To the land of endless day,
Where all tears are wiped away.
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