Hymn
Christ, My Guide
Jesus, my Truth, my Way,
My sure, unerring Light,
On Thee my feeble soul I stay,
Which Thou wilt lead aright.
My Wisdom and my Guide,
My Counsellor thou art:
O let me never leave Thy side,
Nor from Thy paths depart.
Thou seest my feebleness;
Jesus, be Thou my Power,
My help and Refuge in distress,
My Fortress and my Tower.
Give me to trust in Thee;
Be Thou my sure abode:
My horn, and rock,and buckler be,
My Saviour and my God.
Myself I cannot save,
Myself I cannot keep;
But strength in Thee I surely have,
Whose eyelids never sleep.
My soul to Thee alone
Now therefore I commend:
Thou, Jesus, having loved thine own,
Wilt love me to the end!
Christ, My Guide — Text from Church Book, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christ-my-guide
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ, My Guide?
The words of Christ, My Guide were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise and The Poor Sinner.
Is Christ, My Guide public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Church Book, published in 1890. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Christ, My Guide?
Christ, My Guide is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Faith Its Author and Preciousness, O what, if we are Christ's and The Swift Declining Day.