ELHB Hymn 119

Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace

Bernard Barton (1826)

Hymn Text

119. Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace

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1 Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace
Our path, when wont to stray,
Stream from the fount of heav'nly grace,
Brook by the traveler's way.
2 Bread of our souls, whereon we feed,
True manna from on high;
Our guide and chart, wherein we read
Of realms beyond the sky:
3 Pillar of fire, through watches dark,
Or radiant cloud by day;
When waves would break our tossing bark,
Our anchor and our stay:
4 Word of the ever-living God,
Will of His glorious Son;
Without Thee how could earth be trod,
Or heaven itself be won?

Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #119