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HE LEADETH ME
Words by Joseph H. Gilmore,
Music by William B. Bradbury
Arranged by Norton Hall Band
KEY: D
INTRO: D | G | Bm | A | D | G | Bm | A
VERSE 1:
D G
He leadeth me: O blessed thought!
D Bm A
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
D G
Whate'er I do, where'er I be,
D Bm A (D)
Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.
INTERLUDE: D | G | Bm | A |
VERSE 2:
D G
Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom,
D Bm A
Sometimes where Eden's flowers bloom,
D G
By waters calm, o'er troubled sea,
D Bm A | D |
Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.
CHORUS:
D A G D
He leadeth me, he leadeth me;
D/F# Bm D/A A
By his own hand he leadeth me:
D A G D
His faithful follower I would be,
Bm G A (D)
For by his hand he leadeth me.
INTERLUDE: D | G | Bm | A | D | G | Bm | A
VERSE 3:
D G
Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine,
D Bm A
Nor ever murmur nor repine;
D G
Content, whatever lot I see,
D Bm A | D |
Since 'tis my God that leadeth me.
CHORUS:
D A G D
He leadeth me, he leadeth me;
D/F# Bm D/A A
By his own hand he leadeth me:
D A G D
His faithful follower I would be,
Bm G A (D)
For by his hand he leadeth me.
INSTRUMENTAL: D | G | Bm | A | D | G | Bm | A
VERSE 4:
D G
And when my task on earth is done,
D Bm A
When, by thy grace, the victory's won,
D G
E'en death's cold wave I will not flee,
D Bm A | G |
Since God through Jordan leadeth me.
CHORUS:
D A G D
He leadeth me, he leadeth me;
D/F# Bm D/A A
By his own hand he leadeth me:
D A G D
His faithful follower I would be,
Bm G A (D)
For by his hand he leadeth me.
OUTRO: D | G | Bm | A | D | G | Bm | A