Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
561 Cunningham
Words: Thomas Hastings, 1824
Music: Robert Stoddard, 2011
Meter: 8s & 7s.
Copyright: 2025 Sacred Harp Publishing Company
Gently, Lord, O gently lead us
Through this gloomy vale of tears,
Through the changes Thou’st decreed us,
Till our last great change appears.
[chorus]
O refresh us with Thy blessing,
O refresh us with Thy grace;
May Thy mercies, never ceasing,
Fit us for Thy dwelling place.
When temptation’s darts assail us,
When in devious paths we stray,
Let Thy goodness never fail us,
Lead us in Thy perfect way.
Through this gloomy vale of tears,
Through the changes Thou’st decreed us,
Till our last great change appears.
[chorus]
O refresh us with Thy blessing,
O refresh us with Thy grace;
May Thy mercies, never ceasing,
Fit us for Thy dwelling place.
When temptation’s darts assail us,
When in devious paths we stray,
Let Thy goodness never fail us,
Lead us in Thy perfect way.