From Oremus Hymnal
Be thou my guardian and my guide,
and hear me when I call;
let not my slippery footsteps slide,
and hold me lest I fall.
The world, the flesh, and Satan dwell
around the path I tread;
O save me from the snares of hell,
thou quickener of the dead.
And if I tempted am to sin,
and outward things are strong,
do thou, O Lord, keep watch within,
and save my soul from wrong.
Still let me ever watch and pray,
and feel that I am frail;
that if the tempter cross my way,
yet he may not prevail.
Historical Notes
Author
Isaac Williams (1802-1865)
Meter
CM
Sound Files
Abridge,
Ballerma,
St. Agnes
Other Comments
Sources
Hymnal, Number, Tune(s)
| Hymnal
| Number
| Tunes Used
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861-1874
| 334
| Abridge
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924
| 282
| Abridge
|
| A Church of England Hymn Book, 1879
| 240
|
|
| The Universal Hymn Book, 1885
| 464
|
|
| Church Hymns, New Edition, 1903
| 367
| Abridge
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition, 1904
| 485
| Abridge
|
| The English Hymnal, 1906
| 369
| Abridge
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1908
| 402
| Abridge, St. Agnes
|
| Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917
| 577
| Abridge
|
| The Oxford Hymn Book, 1925
| 185
| Abridge
|
| Songs of Praise, 1925
| 62
| Abridge
|
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, 1931
| 100
| Abridge
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1938
| 448
| Abridge
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950
| 300
| Abridge
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1960
| 522
| Abridge
|
| Anglican Hymn Book, 1965
| 146
| Abridge
|
| The Australian Hymn Book, 1977
| 498
| Abridge
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983
| 217
| Abridge
|
| The New English Hymnal, 1985
| 64
| Abridge
|
| Hymns for Today's Church, 1987
| 374
| Abridge, Ballerma
|
| Church Family Worship, 1988
| 124
| Abridge
|
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican, 1996
| 55
| Abridge
|
| Sing Glory, 1999
| 512
| Abridge
|
| Common Praise, 2000
| 385
| Abridge
|
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican, 2000
| 69
| Abridge
|
