Hymn
Lamp of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace
Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace
Our path when wont to stray;
Stream from the fount of heav'nly grace,
Brook by the trav'ler's way;
Bread of our souls, whereon we feed,
The manna from on high;
Our guide and chart, wherein we read
Of realms beyond the sky.
Word of the everliving God,
Will of His glorious Son;
Without thee how could earth be trod,
Or heaven itself be won?
Yet to unfold thy hidden worth,
Thy myst'ries to reveal,
That Spirit which first gave thee forth,
Thy volume must unseal.
And we, if we aright would learn
The wisdom it imparts,
Must to its heavenly teaching turn
With simple, childlike hearts.
Lamp of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace — Text from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), 1928. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/lamp-of-our-feet-whereby-we-trace
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Lamp of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace?
The words of Lamp of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace were written by Bernard Barton; the version here was published in 1928. The library also holds Walk in the Light, another hymn by Bernard Barton.
Is Lamp of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), published in 1928. 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 Lamp of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace?
Lamp of Our Feet, Whereby We Trace is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Prodigal Son, Closing Conference and My Meditation of Him Shall be Sweet.