As through the wilderness we stray

From Oremus Hymnal

As through this wilderness we stray,
be thou our light, be thou our way;
no foes, no evil, need we fear,
if thou, the Lord our God, art near.

When rising floods the soul o’erflow,
when sinks the strength in waves of woe,
Savior, thy timely aid impart
to raise the head and cheer the heart.

Teach us, where’er thy steps we see,
dauntless, untired, to follow thee;
O let thy hand support us still,
and lead us to thy holy hill.

If rough and thorny be the way,
our strength proportion to our day;
till toil and grief and pain shall cease,
where all is calm and joy and peace.

Contents 1 Historical Notes 2 Author 3 Meter 4 Sound Files 5 Other Comments 6 Sources 6.1 Hymnal, Number, Tune(s)

Historical Notes

Author

Nikolaus von Zinzendorf (1700-1760); trans. John Wesley (1703-1791), 1739

Meter

LM

Sound Files

Other Comments

Sources

Hymnal, Number, Tune(s)

Hymnal	Number	Tunes Used
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1874	148	Cana, Petrox
The Universal Hymn Book, 1885	462
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1919	593	Cana